Where does “моцарела” come from?
моцарела (Ukrainian) comes from Italian mozzarella, from Italian mozzare, from Italian mozzo, from Spanish mozo, from Latin musteus, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
моцарела (Ukrainian): mozzarella
Definitions
- mozzarella
Ancestry of “моцарела”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mozzarella | mozzarella soft Italian cheese |
| 2 | Italian | mozzare | to cut off; to dock |
| 3 | Italian | mozzo | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Spanish | mozo | boy, lad, young man, youth; servant, helper,... |
| 5 | Latin | musteus | of or belonging to must; like must; young, new,... |
| 6 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 7 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |