Where does “mouche” come from?
mouche (French) comes from Middle French mousche, from Old French mousche, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mouche (French): fly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien...
Definitions
- fly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien...
Ancestry of “mouche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mousche | fly |
| 2 | Old French | mousche | — |
| 3 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
Words derived from “mouche”