Where does “moskusfe” come from?
moskusfe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fe, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
moskusfe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a musk ox, "Ovibos moschatus"
Definitions
- a musk ox, "Ovibos moschatus"
Ancestry of “moskusfe”, step by step
moskusfe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fe | a fairy; livestock, cattle; a blockhead, fool |
| 2 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 3 | Old French | fae | — |
| 4 | Latin | fāta | Fate; Moira; goddess who controls destiny; divine personification of fate |
| 5 | Latin | fātum | destiny, fate, lot |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
via Norwegian Nynorsk moskus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | moskus | musk; a musk ox, Ovibos moschatus |
| 2 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |