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Where does “mosca” come from?

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

mosca (Italian): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “mosca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
2Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mosca”

  • musketeer
  • musquet
  • mousquetaire
  • mosquetum
  • moschettiere
  • demuscazione
  • paramosche
  • mosche
  • moscaio
  • mosca bianca
  • moschettatura
  • moschettiera
  • scacciamosche
  • moschino
  • moscone
  • minimosca
  • moschetteria
  • moschetta
  • moschetto
  • мушкетёр
  • mousquetonner
  • mousquet
  • mousquetaire
  • mousqueton
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