Where does “minimosca” come from?

minimosca (Italian) comes from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

minimosca (Italian): light flyweight

Definitions

  1. light flyweight

Ancestry of “minimosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMoscafly
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →