Where does “musquetry” come from?
musquetry (English) comes from English musquet, 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,...
Ancestry of “musquetry”, step by step
musquetry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English musquet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | musquet | Obsolete form of musket |
| 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,... |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |