myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of muscus

Etymology of the Latin word muscus

the Late Latin word muscus (moss)

derived from the Greek word moschos, μόσχος (a young bullock)

derived from the Persian word mushk

derived from the Persian word mušk

derived from the Sanskrit word muṣkaḥ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mus-

Albanian myshk, Catalan mosqueta, French musc, French muscinées, Italian muscinale, Italian smuscatura, Italian moscato, Italian muscone, Italian muschio, Portuguese musgo, Provençal musc, Spanish musgo, Spanish musco, Spanish musco

Dutch muskus, English musk, English moss, French mousse, French musc, German Moschus, German Moos, Icelandic moskus, Italian mozzo, Italian musco, Portuguese almiscar, Provençal mos, Provençal mossa, Russian мox, Spanish musco, Swedish mysk

Word found in Late Latin