Where does “モッツァレラ” come from?
モッツァレラ (Japanese) comes from Italian mozzarella, from Italian mozzare, from Italian mozzo, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
モッツァレラ (Japanese): mozzarella
Ancestry of “モッツァレラ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mozzarella | mozzarella |
| 2 | Italian | mozzare | to cut off; to dock |
| 3 | Italian | mozzo | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 5 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 6 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 7 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |