Where does “mofeta” come from?

mofeta (Catalan) comes from Catalan mofar-se, from Catalan -ar, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

mofeta (Catalan): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “mofeta”, step by step

mofeta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mofar-se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmofar-seto make fun of, to mock, to taunt
2Catalan-ar-ar; Used to form nouns indicating where a given...
3Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Italian mofeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmofetamofetta
2LatinMephitismephitis a poisonous or pestilential gas from the ground, e.g. from swamps or volcanoes
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →