Where does “mousse” come from?

mousse (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese musse, from French mousse, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mousse (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of musse

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of musse

Ancestry of “mousse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemussemousse
2Frenchmousseblunt; moss; bryophyte
3Spanishmozoboy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,...
4Latinmusteusof or belonging to must; like must; young, new,...
5Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
6Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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