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
Ancestry of “mù tạt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | mù tạc | mustard |
| 2 | French | moutarde | mustard |
| 3 | Old French | moustarde | mustard |
| 4 | Old French | moust | must |
| 5 | Latin | mustum | must; unfermented or partially fermented grape... |
| 6 | Latin | mustus | fresh, young; unfermented |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |