Where does “mousquet” come from?

mousquet (French) comes from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mousquet (French): musket

Definitions

  1. musket

Ancestry of “mousquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmoschettomusket
2ItalianMoscafly
3Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
4Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mousquet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →