Where does “moskito” come from?

moskito (Esperanto) comes from Spanish Mosquito, from Old Spanish mosquito, from Old Spanish mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

moskito (Esperanto): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “moskito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMosquitomosquito
2Old SpanishmosquitoDiminutive of mosca; a mosquito
3Old Spanishmoscafly
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-