It is typically used on ships to mean that a crew turns against their captain for whatever reason, but it is now more broadly used to mean any group turning against their leader.
I think the word revolt comes from the Italian rivoltare, to return
its a stupid word
Aboard the ship, the crew planned a mutiny against the captain.
Many of the crew did not like the way the captain was running things and decided to mutiny. (verb)After the mutiny, Henry Hudson, his son, and some of his crew were set adrift in a small boat, and were never seen again. (noun)
The study of word origins is "etymology."
The study of word origins is called etymology. In my student days I was told that it is one of the less exact areas of historical linguistics.
It comes from the word Rus'. This is the old name.Answer There is considerable conjecture over the origin of the word Rus. It has been given Swedish origins (from the word for a rower or boatman), Slavic origins (from a word related to water) and even from Persian (from their name for the Volga River).
A mutiny is rebellion.
The word mutiny is a singular noun. The plural form is mutinies.
The crew has been muttering about mutiny, sir.
Quit
Mutinies.
The origins of the English word halt is loaned from german, and has its origins from the French word halte in the 16 century. It is also thought to be derived from the word alto in Italian.
Thesaurus words for mutiny are:As a verb, mutiny means to rebel, revolt, riot, or rise.As a noun, mutiny means an insurrection, a rebellion, a revolt, an uprising, a riot, or sedition.
Aboard the ship, the crew planned a mutiny against the captain.
When I suggested that we take a break for ice cream, the professor jokingly accused me of instigating a mutiny.
Etymology. The study of words and their origins.
mutiny
If it is ONLY a thesaurus, and not a combined thesaurus and etymology (word origins) book, it will not show word origins.