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Where does “μύσταξ” come from?

μύσταξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mendʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

μύσταξ (Ancient Greek): upper lip or moustache

Definitions

  1. upper lip or moustache

Ancestry of “μύσταξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmendʰ-to see; strive; long for; be zealous for; be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “μύσταξ”

  • moustache
  • moustached
  • moustacheless
  • moustachelike
  • mustachelike
  • unmoustached
  • mustaceum
  • mostacho
  • mostaccio
  • moustache
  • moustachu
  • mostatxo
  • mustais
  • moustache
  • μουστάκιον
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