Where does “mosca” come from?

mosca (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mosca (Fala): fly insect

Definitions

  1. fly insect

Ancestry of “mosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemosca—
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →