Where does “絹モスリン” come from?

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

絹モスリン (Japanese): chiffon

Definitions

  1. chiffon

Ancestry of “絹モスリン”, step by step

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

via Japanese モスリン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseモスリンmuslin
2Frenchmousselinemuslin; mousseline
3ItalianmussolinaSynonym of mussola
4ItalianMussoloMosul

via Japanese 絹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絹silk

Words derived from “絹モスリン”

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