Where does “musketry” come from?
Musketry derives from musket, which comes from Middle French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, originally meaning a small bolt or projectile.
musketry (English): The technique of using small arms such as...
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- The technique of using small arms such as...
Ancestry of “musketry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | musket | A kind of firearm formerly carried by the... |
| 2 | French | mousquet | musket |
| 3 | Italian | moschetto | musket |
| 4 | Italian | Mosca | fly |
| 5 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |