muskiet

Dutch (Brabantic)

/mʏsˈkit/

noun
Definitions
  • tropical mosquitoes that feed on nectars (compare mug)
  • any species of mosquito (not scientifically correct, but generally accepted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mosquito (gnat, small fly) borrowed from Portuguese mosquito derived from Latin musca (fly, a fly) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mūs- (gnat, stinging fly, fly).

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Proto-Indo-European

*mūs-

Gloss

gnat, stinging fly, fly

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