Where does “musketti” come from?
musketti (Finnish) comes from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
musketti (Finnish): musket
Ancestry of “musketti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mousquet | musket |
| 2 | Italian | moschetto | musket |
| 3 | Italian | Mosca | — |
| 4 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
Words derived from “musketti”