Where does “mousse” come from?
mousse (French) comes from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mousse (French): blunt; moss; bryophyte
Definitions
- blunt; moss; bryophyte
Ancestry of “mousse”, step by step
mousse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mozo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 2 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 3 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 4 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |