Where does “mozzarella” come from?
mozzarella (Polish) comes from Italian mozzarella, from Italian mozzare, from Italian mozzo, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
mozzarella (Polish): mozzarella
Ancestry of “mozzarella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mozzarella | mozzarella |
| 2 | Italian | mozzare | to cut off; to dock |
| 3 | Italian | mozzo | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 5 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 6 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 7 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |