Where does “musard” come from?

musard (French) comes from French muser, from Middle French muser, from Old French muser, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.

musard (French): a dreamer, absent-minded person, one who is...

Definitions

  1. a dreamer, absent-minded person, one who is...

Ancestry of “musard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuserto wander about, usually aimlessly
2Middle Frenchmuser
3Old Frenchmuserto ponder; to think about; to stare at in...
4Old Frenchmusel
5Latinmusus

Words derived from “musard

Every word from Latin mususEvery word from Old French muselEvery word from Old French muser
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