Where does “muscāt” come from?
muscāt (Middle High German) comes from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
Ancestry of “muscāt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 3 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūscus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |