Where does “muskiet” come from?

muskiet (Dutch) comes from Portuguese mosquito, 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,...

muskiet (Dutch): A tropical mosquito of the family Culicidae that...

Definitions

  1. A tropical mosquito of the family Culicidae that...

Ancestry of “muskiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemosquitomosquito
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,...

Words derived from “muskiet”

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