Where does “Mouseketeer” come from?
Mouseketeer (English) comes from English Musketeer, from English Musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.
Mouseketeer (English): Any of the child or teenage performers featured...
Definitions
- Any of the child or teenage performers featured...
Ancestry of “Mouseketeer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Musketeer | A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk |
| 2 | English | Musk | — |
| 3 | Middle English | muske | musk; A kind of plant juice |
| 4 | Old French | musc | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūscus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |