Where does “zwazo mouch” come from?
zwazo mouch (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole mouch, from French mouche, from Middle French mousche, from Old French mousche, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
zwazo mouch (Haitian Creole): hummingbird
Definitions
- hummingbird
Ancestry of “zwazo mouch”, step by step
zwazo mouch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole mouch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | mouch | fly insect |
| 2 | French | mouche | fly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien... |
| 3 | Middle French | mousche | fly |
| 4 | Old French | mousche | — |
| 5 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
via Haitian Creole zwazo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | zwazo | bird |