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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

Definitions

  1. mozzarella

Ancestry of “モッツァレラ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmozzarellamozzarella
2Italianmozzareto cut off; to dock
3Italianmozzofirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
5Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
6Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
7Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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