Where does “mostardeiro” come from?

mostardeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mostarda, from Old French moustarde, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mostardeiro (Portuguese): mustard plant

Definitions

  1. mustard plant

Ancestry of “mostardeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemostardamustard; mustard seeds
2Old Frenchmoustardemustard
3Old Frenchmoustmust
4Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
5Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Latin mustus →Every word from Latin mustum →