Where does “mustardless” come from?
mustardless (English) comes from English mustard, from Middle English mustard, from Old French moustarde, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mustardless (English): Without mustard
Definitions
- Without mustard
Ancestry of “mustardless”, step by step
mustardless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mustard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mustard | A plant of certain species of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | mustard | A mustard plant; the plant where mustard seeds... |
| 3 | Old French | moustarde | mustard |
| 4 | Old French | moust | must |
| 5 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 6 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |