Where does “moisson” come from?

moisson (French) comes from Old French messon, from Latin messio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

moisson (French): harvest

Definitions

  1. harvest

Ancestry of “moisson”, step by step

moisson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French messon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmessonharvest
2Latinmessioreaping
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Latin musciō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmusciō
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “moisson

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-