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Where does “antimousse” come from?

antimousse (French) comes 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,...

antimousse (French): anti-foaming agent

Definitions

  1. anti-foaming agent

Ancestry of “antimousse”, step by step

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