Where does “musketoon” come from?

musketoon (English) comes from French mousqueton, from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

musketoon (English): A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter...

Definitions

  1. A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter...

Ancestry of “musketoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousquetonmusketoon; carabiner
2Frenchmousquetmusket
3Italianmoschettomusket
4ItalianMoscafly
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-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 →