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Where does “antimoussant” come from?

antimoussant (French) comes from French moussant, from French mousser, from French mousse, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

antimoussant (French): antifoaming; anti-foaming agent

Definitions

  1. antifoaming; anti-foaming agent

Ancestry of “antimoussant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoussantpresent participle of mousser
2Frenchmousserto foam
3Frenchmousseblunt; moss; bryophyte
4Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
5Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
6Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
7Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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