Where does “μυιοσόβος” come from?

μυιοσόβος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

μυιοσόβος (Ancient Greek): flapping away flies

Definitions

  1. flapping away flies

Ancestry of “μυιοσόβος”, step by step

μυιοσόβος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μυῖα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via Ancient Greek σοβέω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσοβέωto scare away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →