Where does “mosquitam” come from?

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

mosquitam (Catalan): a swarm of mosquitos, gnats

Definitions

  1. a swarm of mosquitos, gnats

Ancestry of “mosquitam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmosquitmosquito
2SpanishMosquitomosquito
3Old SpanishmosquitoDiminutive of mosca; a mosquito
4Old Spanishmoscafly
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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