Where does “mouche” come from?

mouche (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese muche, from French mouche, from Middle French mousche, from Old French mousche, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mouche (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of muche

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of muche

Ancestry of “mouche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemuchebullseye
2Frenchmouchefly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien...
3Middle Frenchmouschefly
4Old Frenchmousche—
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →