Wordiyomut
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From Latin mūtāre (to change, exchange). Produces mutate/mutation (biological change), mutual (exchanged between parties), commute (originally exchange, now a daily travel exchange), and transmute (change across forms). Even mute connects — silencing as a change of state.
Associated Words
commute
To travel regularly between home and work; the journey itself
commuter
A person who regularly travels between home and work
mutate
To undergo or cause genetic or structural change
mutation
A heritable genetic change; any significant alteration
mute
Silent or unable to speak; to turn off sound; a device to soften sound
muted
Softened or subdued in sound, colour, or expression
mutual
Shared or felt equally by both sides; a mutual fund
transmute
To change or convert something from one form or substance into another