Where does “moscar” come from?

moscar (Spanish) comes from Latin morsicō, from Latin morsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

moscar (Spanish): to hollow out

Definitions

  1. to hollow out

Ancestry of “moscar”, step by step

moscar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin morsicō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorsicōto bite
2Latinmorsusbitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Latin mossicare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmossicare
2Latinmorsicāre

Words derived from “moscar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin morsus
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