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Where does “muscadine” come from?

muscadine (English) comes from English muscadel, from Old French muscadel, from English muscat, from French muscat, from Old Occitan musc, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος — mouse.

muscadine (English): An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg....

Definitions

  1. An American vine of the subgenus Vitis subg....

Ancestry of “muscadine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmuscadelmuscatel
2Old Frenchmuscadel—
3EnglishmuscatA white grape variety; used as table grapes and...
4Frenchmuscatmuscat
5Old Occitanmusc—
6Old Frenchmusc—
7Latinmūscus—
8Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
9Middle Persianmwšk'musk
10Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
11Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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