Where does “Muscat” come from?
Muscat derives from Arabic مَسْقَط, a place name whose original meaning is uncertain.
Muscat (English): A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine
Definitions
- A white grape variety; used as table grapes and for making raisins and sweet wine
Ancestry of “Muscat”, step by step
Muscat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French muscat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | muscat | muscat (all senses) |
| 2 | Old Occitan | musc | — |
| 3 | Old French | musc | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Arabic مَسْقَط
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَسْقَط | — |