muet

dumb (unable to talk); silent, mute, unspeaking; silent, unvoiced, unspoken

“« Le » et « la » deviennent « l’ » devant une voyelle ou un « h » muet.” — Le and la become l' before a vowel or a silent "h".

Inherited from Middle French mut, muet, from Old French mu, mut, mui, from Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.

mute (person who does not have the power of speech)

Inherited from Middle French mut, muet, from Old French mu, mut, mui, from Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.