Where does “muscose” come from?

muscose (Italian) comes from Italian muscoso, from Latin muscosus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muscose (Italian): feminine plural of muscoso

Definitions

feminine plural of muscoso

Ancestry of “muscose”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	muscoso	mossy; musky
2	Latin	muscosus	mossy
3	Latin	mūscus	moss
4	Ancient Greek	μόσχος	young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5	Middle Persian	mwšk'	musk
6	Sanskrit	मुष्क	testicle, scrotum
7	Sanskrit	मूष्	mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8	Proto-Indo-European	múh₂s	mouse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →