Where does “mù tạt” come from?

mù tạt (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese mù tạc, from French moutarde, from Old French moustarde, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Latin mustus, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mù tạt (Vietnamese): mustard

Definitions

  1. mustard

Ancestry of “mù tạt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesemù tạcmustard
2Frenchmoutardemustard
3Old Frenchmoustardemustard
4Old Frenchmoustmust
5Latinmustummust; unfermented or partially fermented grape...
6Latinmustusfresh, young; unfermented
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Latin mustus →Every word from Latin mustum →