Mutilant
/ˈmjuː.tɪ.lənt/noun
Causing or involving mutilation; one that mutilates.
Did you know?Mutilant comes through Latin mutilāre, “to maim,” from mutilus, “maimed” or “defective”; its ultimate origin is uncertain, so claims connecting it to magic or ritual are unsupported.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilus
“MaUsing or defective; lacking a part”
Classical Latin
Latin
mutilāre
“To maim, cut off, or render defective”
Late Latin
Latin
mutilāns
“Maiming or mutilating; present participle of mutilāre”
14th Century
Anglo-French/English
mutilate
“To deprive of a limb or essential part; to maim”
17th Century
English
mutilant
“Maiming or causing mutilation”
Modern English
English
mutilant
“Something or someone that mutilates; chiefly rare or technical usage”
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