Where does “mosca” come from?

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

mosca (Aragonese): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “mosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
2Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →
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