Where does “mosca bianca” come from?
mosca bianca (Italian) comes from Italian bianca, from Italian bianco, from Latin blancus, from Frankish blank, from Proto-Germanic *blank, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.
mosca bianca (Italian): black swan
Definitions
- black swan
Ancestry of “mosca bianca”, step by step
mosca bianca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bianca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bianca | feminine singular of bianco; female equivalent of... |
| 2 | Italian | bianco | white; blank; linen |
| 3 | Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |