Where does “mossie” come from?

mossie (English) comes from Dutch mus, from Middle Dutch mussche, from Old Dutch musca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mossie (English): Any of various species of sparrow, especially...

Definitions

  1. Any of various species of sparrow, especially...

Ancestry of “mossie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmussparrow, bird of the family Passeridae,...
2Middle Dutchmussche—
3Old Dutchmuscasparrow
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →