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Where does “mousser” come from?

mousser (French) comes from French mousse, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mousser (French): to foam

Definitions

  1. to foam

Ancestry of “mousser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousseblunt; moss; bryophyte
2Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
3Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
4Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
5Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mousser”

  • mousse
  • mousseux
  • mousselike
  • moussy
  • mousse
  • мусс
  • antimoussant
  • moussant
  • antimousse
  • mousser
  • moussu
  • émousser
  • moussage
  • mousseux
  • mousse
  • mousse
  • musse
  • 慕斯
  • mousse
  • მუსი
  • mousse
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