Where does “モスリン” come from?

モスリン (Japanese) comes from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.

モスリン (Japanese): muslin

Definitions

  1. muslin

Ancestry of “モスリン”, step by step

モスリン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mousseline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousselinemuslin; mousseline
2ItalianmussolinaSynonym of mussola
3ItalianMussoloMosul

via Japanese 絹モスリン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絹モスリンchiffon
2Japanese絹silk

Words derived from “モスリン”

Every word from Italian Mussolo →Every word from Italian mussolina →Every word from French mousseline →