Where does “mousson” come from?

mousson (French) comes from Portuguese monção, from Arabic مَوْسِم, from Arabic موسم, from Arabic وسم — to mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

mousson (French): monsoon

Definitions

  1. monsoon

Ancestry of “mousson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemonçãomonsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the...
2Arabicمَوْسِمseason, holiday
3Arabicموسمseason; festive season; festival, holiday
4Arabicوسمto mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...

Words derived from “mousson”

Every word from Arabic وسم →Every word from Arabic موسم →Every word from Arabic مَوْسِم →