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Etymology of ‘motet’

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Étymol. et Hist. 1. Fin XIIes. «petit mot» (Orson de Beauvais, 532 ds T.-L.: un sol motet sonner) rare, cependant encore attesté au XVIIes. (Carloix ds Littré). 2. ca 1270 «petit poème, (d’inspiration religieuse ou non) destiné à être chanté, à deux, trois ou quatre parties distinctes» (Rutebeuf, La desputoison de Challot et du Barbier ds Œuvres, éd. E. Faral et J.Bastin, t.2, p.264); 3. 1680 «morceau de musique composé sur des paroles religieuses, destiné à être exécuté à l’église, sans faire partie de l’office divin» (Rich.). Diminutif de mot* à l’aide du suffixe -et*.

So motet was already there in Old French (12th century) and is a diminutive of mot (word), kind of similar to "wordlet". I should add that I hadn’t heard about that word before your question.

 

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