Where does “musho” come from?
musho (Ido) comes from Esperanto muso, 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,...
musho (Ido): fly insect
Definitions
- fly insect
Ancestry of “musho”, step by step
musho traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto muso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | muso | mouse |
| 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,... |