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 | — |
| 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 |