Where does “mousqueton” come from?
mousqueton (French) comes from French mousquet, 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,...
mousqueton (French): musketoon; carabiner
Definitions
- musketoon; carabiner
Ancestry of “mousqueton”, step by step
mousqueton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French mousquet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mousquet | musket |
| 2 | Italian | moschetto | musket |
| 3 | Italian | Mosca | fly |
| 4 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
via French porte-mousqueton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | porte-mousqueton | — |