Where does “mosquitoless” come from?
mosquitoless (English) comes from English 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,...
mosquitoless (English): without mosquitos
Definitions
- without mosquitos
Ancestry of “mosquitoless”, step by step
mosquitoless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mosquito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mosquito | A small flying insect of the family Culicidae,... |
| 2 | Spanish | Mosquito | mosquito |
| 3 | Old Spanish | mosquito | Diminutive of mosca; a mosquito |
| 4 | Old Spanish | mosca | fly |
| 5 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |