Where does “musket” come from?

musket (Danish) comes from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

musket (Danish): musket; A firearm in general

Definitions

  1. musket; A firearm in general

Ancestry of “musket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousquetmusket
2Italianmoschettomusket
3ItalianMoscafly
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-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 →