Where does “mousseline” come from?

mousseline (English) comes from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.

mousseline (English): A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to...

Definitions

  1. A very fine, semi-opaque fabric similar to...

Ancestry of “mousseline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousselinemuslin; mousseline
2ItalianmussolinaSynonym of mussola
3ItalianMussoloMosul
Every word from Italian Mussolo →Every word from Italian mussolina →Every word from French mousseline →