LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

mūsculum

*mūsculum m

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionmoss

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin *mūsculum From mūscum (“moss”) + -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Balkan Romance
  • Romanianmușchi
  • Aromanianmushclju
  • Aromanianmushcljiu
Italo-Romance
  • Italianmuschio
  • Sicilianmuschiu
North Italian
  • Friulianmuscli
  • Venetanmuscio

Quick answers

What does mūsculum mean in Latin?
mūsculum, a noun, means “moss”.