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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...

Definitions

  1. The technique of using small arms such as...

Ancestry of “musketry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmusketA kind of firearm formerly carried by the...
2Frenchmousquetmusket
3Italianmoschettomusket
4ItalianMosca—
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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