English ‘mawmetrie’ derives from Muhammad’s name for idolatry.

Evidence

Embrico tells the story in similar terms. Gautier places the tomb in Mecha, an appropriate name since Muhammad was an adulterer (mechus); others, Gautier tells us, place his tomb in Babel, also appropriate since Muhammad’s effrontery matched that of the builders of the tower of Babel (Gautier, ll. 1077–86). — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 779 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Medieval polemicists derived place names from absurd Latin puns on Muhammad’s vices — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 779

Related

• Medieval polemicists derived place names from absurd Latin puns on Muhammad’s vices (similarity 0.95)
• Medieval polemicists etymologized Mecca as adulteress to condemn Muhammad (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Medieval polemicists derived place names from absurd Latin puns on Muhammad’s vices #expands (0.72) — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 779