Where does “mustaceus” come from?

mustaceus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

mustaceus (Vulgar Latin): must-cake, laurel-cake

Definitions

  1. must-cake, laurel-cake

Ancestry of “mustaceus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-aceus-aceous; resembling, having the nature of,...
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →