Where does “muscine” come from?

muscine (English) comes from Translingual Musca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

muscine (English): Of or pertaining to the Muscidae family of flies;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Muscidae family of flies;...

Ancestry of “muscine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMuscagenus
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-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 →