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Where does “mus” come from?

mus (Basque) comes from Basque mux, from French mouche, from Middle French mousche, from Old French mousche, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mus (Basque): A traditional Basque card game

Definitions

  1. A traditional Basque card game

Ancestry of “mus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemux—
2Frenchmouchefly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien...
3Middle Frenchmouschefly
4Old Frenchmousche—
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mus”

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