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Where does “bangtail muster” come from?

bangtail muster (English) comes from English muster, from Middle English musteren, from Middle French monstrer, from Old French monstrer, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

bangtail muster (English): A muster of cattle, for counting and any of...

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  1. A muster of cattle, for counting and any of...

Ancestry of “bangtail muster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmusterGathering; Showing; To show, exhibit
2Middle Englishmusteren—
3Middle Frenchmonstrerto show
4Old Frenchmonstrerto show
5Latinmōnstrō—
6Latinmoneō—
7Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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