Where does “Moskito” come from?

Moskito (German) comes from Spanish Mosquito, from Old Spanish mosquito, from Old Spanish mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Moskito (German): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “Moskito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMosquitomosquito
2Old SpanishmosquitoDiminutive of mosca; a mosquito
3Old Spanishmoscafly
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “Moskito”

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