Where does “mousche” come from?

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

mousche (Middle French): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “mousche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmousche—
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

Words derived from “mousche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →