Where does “paramosche” come from?

paramosche (Italian) comes from Italian parare, from Italian petto, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

paramosche (Italian): fly net

Definitions

  1. fly net

Ancestry of “paramosche”, step by step

paramosche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian parare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparareto adorn or deck; to protect or shield; to block
2Italianpettochest; breast
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Italian Mosca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMoscafly
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos