Where does “mușcătură” come from?

mușcătură (Romanian) comes from Romanian musca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mușcătură (Romanian): bite

Definitions

  1. bite

Ancestry of “mușcătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmuscadefinite nominative/accusative singular of muscă
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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