Etymology of the English word musk
the English word
muskderived from the Old French word
muscderived from the Late Latin word
muscus (moss)
derived from the Greek word
moschos, μόσχος (a young bullock)
derived from the Persian word
mushkderived from the Persian word
muškderived from the Sanskrit word
muṣkaḥderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mus-Date
The earliest known usage of musk in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
muskyCognates
Dutch
muskus, English
moss, French
mousse, French
musc, German
Moschus, German
Moos, Icelandic
moskus, Italian
mozzo, Italian
musco, Latin
muscus, Portuguese
almiscar, Provençal
mos, Provençal
mossa, Russian
мox, Spanish
musco, Swedish
myskUsage
Word found in Modern English
