Where does “muskatelliviini” come from?
muskatelliviini (Finnish) comes from Finnish muskatelli, from English muscatel, from Romanian mușcat, from French muscat, from Old Occitan musc, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος — mouse.
muskatelliviini (Finnish): muscatel wine
Definitions
- muscatel wine
Ancestry of “muskatelliviini”, step by step
muskatelliviini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muskatelli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muskatelli | muscatel |
| 2 | English | muscatel | A muscat grape or raisin, especially one from... |
| 3 | Romanian | mușcat | bite |
| 4 | French | muscat | muscat (all senses) |
| 5 | Old Occitan | musc | — |
| 6 | Old French | musc | — |
| 7 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 11 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |