Where does “mosquer” come from?

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

mosquer (Catalan): swarm of flies

Definitions

  1. swarm of flies

Ancestry of “mosquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmoscafly
2Old Catalanmosca—
3Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
4Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
5Proto-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 →