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Where does “mozzetta” come from?

mozzetta (English) comes from Italian mozzetta, from Italian mozzo, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mozzetta (English): A short cape worn by some Catholic clergy

Definitions

  1. A short cape worn by some Catholic clergy

Ancestry of “mozzetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmozzettamozetta
2Italianmozzofirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
4Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
5Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
6Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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