Where does “mozzo” come from?
mozzo (Italian) comes from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mozzo (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- first-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “mozzo”, step by step
mozzo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mozo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 2 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 3 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 4 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |
via Vulgar Latin mutius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mutius | — |
| 2 | Latin | mutilus | mutilated |
| 3 | Latin | mutulus | projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of... |
via Latin modium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | modium | accusative singular of modius |