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Where does “mozzatura” come from?

mozzatura (Italian) comes from Italian mozzare, 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,...

mozzatura (Italian): cutting or chopping off; docking; the part so...

Definitions

  1. cutting or chopping off; docking; the part so...

Ancestry of “mozzatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmozzareto cut off; to dock
2Italianmozzofirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
4Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
5Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
6Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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