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
- antifoaming; anti-foaming agent
Ancestry of “antimoussant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | moussant | present participle of mousser |
| 2 | French | mousser | to foam |
| 3 | French | mousse | blunt; moss; bryophyte |
| 4 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 5 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 6 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 7 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |