Where does “musche” come from?

musche (Old French) comes from French Monsieur, from French mon, from French oncle, from Middle French oncle, from Old French oncle, from Vulgar Latin aunclum, from Latin avunculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂os — maternal grandfather; maternal uncle.

musche (Old French): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “musche”, step by step

musche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Monsieur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMonsieurAlternative letter-case form of monsieur Used to...
2Frenchmonmy; Followed by rank, obligatory way of...
3Frenchoncleuncle
4Middle Frenchoncleuncle
5Old Frenchoncleuncle
6Vulgar Latinaunclum
7Latinavunculusmaternal uncle, mother's brother; mother's...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwh₂osmaternal grandfather; maternal uncle

via Latin musca

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

Words derived from “musche

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwh₂osEvery word from Latin avunculusEvery word from Vulgar Latin aunclum