Where does “musca” come from?

musca (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

musca (Latin): a fly; an inquisitive or prying people

Definitions

  1. a fly; an inquisitive or prying people

Ancestry of “musca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “musca

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-
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