Etymology of the English word musket
the English word
musketderived from the French word
mousquetderived from the Italian word
moschettoderived from the Italian word
moscaderived from the Latin word
musca (fly; gadfly, bothersome person)
Date
The earliest known usage of musket in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
musket, French
mousquet, German
Muskete, Icelandic
músketta, Swedish
muskötUsage
Word found in Modern English
