Latin

musca

‘fly’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin musca.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin musca, most familiar first.

• mosquito ← mosca ← mosca
• musket ← mousquet ← moschetto
• mouche ← mousche ← mousche
• mossie ← mus ← mussche ← musca ← muscio
• muscarine
• muscimol ← muscarius
• mouchard ← mouche ← mousche ← mousche
• musquet ← mousquet ← moschetto ← moschetta ← mosca
• muscoid
• muscicide
• muschetor ← mouscheture
• muscifuge

Etymograph / Latin musca