Where does “muscadin” come from?

muscadin (English) comes from French muscadin, from French muscade, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muscadin (English): dandy, coxcomb

Definitions

  1. dandy, coxcomb

Ancestry of “muscadin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuscadindandy, coxcomb
2Frenchmuscadenutmeg
3Latinmūscusmoss
4Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →