musel

Middle French

noun

Definitions

muzzle (protruding part of many animal's head)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French musel derived from Latin musum, *musa, morsus (bite, a bite, clasp).

Origin

Latin

morsus

Gloss

bite, a bite, clasp

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

museau English
*musa Latin
morsus Latin
musum Latin
mūsellum Latin
morso Italian
musata Italian
musino Italian
muso Italian
démuseler French
mors French
museau French
museler French
muselière French
mosel Middle English
musel Old French
mos Catalan, Valencian
museel Middle Dutch
mors Middle French

mors