Where does “mousquetonner” come from?

mousquetonner (French) comes from French mousqueton, 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,...

mousquetonner (French): to clip, clip in using a carabiner

Definitions

  1. to clip, clip in using a carabiner

Ancestry of “mousquetonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousquetonmusketoon; carabiner
2Frenchmousquetmusket
3Italianmoschettomusket
4ItalianMoscafly
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →