Where does “mughetto” come from?

mughetto (Italian) comes from Old French muguete, from Latin muscāta, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mughetto (Italian): lily of the valley

Definitions

  1. lily of the valley

Ancestry of “mughetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmuguetemusk
2Latinmuscāta
3Latinmūscusmoss
4Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क
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