Where does “moskito” come from?

moskito (Ido) comes from English mosquito, 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 (Ido): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “moskito”, step by step

moskito traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English mosquito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmosquitoA small flying insect of the family Culicidae,...
2SpanishMosquitomosquito
3Old SpanishmosquitoDiminutive of mosca; a mosquito
4Old Spanishmoscafly
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

via French moustique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmoustiquemosquito; gnat

via German Moskito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMoskitomosquito
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-