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Where does “μουσκεύω” come from?

μουσκεύω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek μοσκεύω, from Ancient Greek μοσχεύω — to transplant an offshoot.

μουσκεύω (Greek): ret; soak; become soaked

Definitions

  1. ret; soak; become soaked

Ancestry of “μουσκεύω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekμοσκεύωbecome wet
2Ancient Greekμοσχεύωto transplant an offshoot
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