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
- Alternative spelling of muche
Ancestry of “mouche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | muche | bullseye |
| 2 | French | mouche | fly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien... |
| 3 | Middle French | mousche | fly |
| 4 | Old French | mousche | — |
| 5 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |