Where does “moustache” come from?

moustache (French) comes from Italian mostaccio, from Ancient Greek μύσταξ, from Proto-Indo-European mendʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

moustache (French): moustache, mustache; whisker

Definitions

  1. moustache, mustache; whisker

Ancestry of “moustache”, step by step

moustache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mostaccio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmostacciomoustache; mug
2Ancient Greekμύσταξupper lip or moustache
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmendʰ-to see; strive; long for; be zealous for; be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Neapolitan mustaccio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanmustaccio—
2Medieval Latinmustācium—

Words derived from “moustache”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →