Where does “mosquito” come from?

mosquito (Spanish) comes from Spanish mosco, from Spanish mosca, from Old Spanish mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mosquito (Spanish): mosquito; gnat; trimmer

Definitions

  1. mosquito; gnat; trimmer

Ancestry of “mosquito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmoscomosquito
2Spanishmoscafly; digital on-screen graphic
3Old Spanishmoscafly
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-