mustazzu
Sicilian
noun
Definitions
- moustache
Etymology
Inherited from Latin mustaceus (wedding cake), *mustaceus derived from Ancient Greek μύσταξ (upper lip, mustache).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μύσταξ
Gloss
upper lip, mustache
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *mustacea Latin
- *mustaceus Latin
- mustaceus Latin
- mustum Latin
- mostaccio Italian
- mostacciolo Italian
- μύσταξ Ancient Greek
- *mendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- μουστάκιον gkm