Where does “moxhe” come from?

moxhe (Walloon) comes from Old French mousche, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

moxhe (Walloon): fly; bee

Definitions

  1. fly; bee

Ancestry of “moxhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmousche—
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →