Where does “muskiness” come from?
muskiness (English) comes from English musky, from English Musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.
muskiness (English): The characteristic of being musky
Definitions
- The characteristic of being musky
Ancestry of “muskiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | musky | having the scent of musk; muskellunge |
| 2 | English | Musk | A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes |
| 3 | Middle English | muske | musk; A kind of plant juice |
| 4 | Old French | musc | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |