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Where does “musel” come from?
musel (Middle French) comes from Old French musel, from Latin musus.
musel
(Middle French): muzzle
Definitions
muzzle
Ancestry of “musel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
musel
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2
Latin
musus
—
Words derived from “musel”
museau
museau
museler
emmuseler
démuseler
mufle
muselage
musèlement
muflerie
muflier
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