Where does “mopso” come from?
mopso (Esperanto) comes from Russian мопс, from German mops, from Dutch mops, from Dutch mop, from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.
mopso (Esperanto): pug
Definitions
- pug
Ancestry of “mopso”, step by step
mopso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian мопс
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мопс | pug |
| 2 | German | mops | singular imperative of mopsen; first-person... |
| 3 | Dutch | mops | pug, small dog with a snub snout |
| 4 | Dutch | mop | a joke, jest; a brick; a mop |
| 5 | English | MOP | GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator |
| 6 | Middle English | mappe | — |
| 7 | Walloon | mappe | napkin |
| 8 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |
via Polish mops
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mops | pug |