From which language did the word "mosquito" originate?

Answer 1

The Spanish called the mosquitoes, "musketas," and the native Hispanic Americans called them "zancudos." "Mosquito" is a Spanish or Portuguese word meaning "little fly" while "zancudos," a Spanish word, means "long-legged." The use of the word "mosquito" is apparently of North American origin and dates back to about 1583. In Europe, mosquitoes were called "gnats" by the English, "Les moucherons" or "Les cousins" by French writers, and the Germans used the name "Stechmucken" or "Schnacke." They called mosquitoes a variety of names in Scandanavian countries including "myg" and "myyga" while the Greeks called them "konopus." In 300 B.C., Aristotle referred to mosquitoes as "empis" in his "Historia Animalium" where he documented their life cycle and metamorphic abilities. Modern writers used the name Culex and it is retained today as the name of a mosquito genus. What is the correct plural form of the word mosquito? In Spanish it would be "mosquitos", but in English "mosquitoes" (with the "e") is correct.

Answer 2

"Mosquito" is an overly average Spanish phrase to call this sort of bugs. So, it comes from Spanish. It is Spanish actually. "Mosca" is the phrase for "fly". And the diminutive for "mosca" is "mosquita", no longer "mosquito".

Answer 3

Latin/Spanish

Answer 4

its a spanish/latin word

Answer 5

Latin first, then spanish.

Answer 6

Read a fricking DICTIONARY.