Where does “moixó” come from?

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

moixó (Catalan): a small bird

Definitions

  1. a small bird

Ancestry of “moixó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmusciō—
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “moixó”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →