Where does “muschetărie” come from?

muschetărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian muschetă, from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

muschetărie (Romanian): musketry

Definitions

  1. musketry

Ancestry of “muschetărie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmuschetămusket
2Frenchmousquetmusket
3Italianmoschettomusket
4ItalianMoscafly
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 →