Where does “mouffette” come from?
mouffette (French) comes from Italian moffetta, from Italian muffa — mould, mildew; noble rot, "Botrytis cinerea".
mouffette (French): skunk
Ancestry of “mouffette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | moffetta | skunk |
| 2 | Italian | muffa | mould, mildew; noble rot, "Botrytis cinerea" |