Where does “mozzare” come from?
mozzare (Italian) comes from Italian mozzo, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mozzare (Italian): to cut off; to dock
Ancestry of “mozzare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mozzo | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 3 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 4 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 5 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
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