English
Muscovite
Muscovite comes from Latin Moscovita ‘resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian’, and goes back to Old East Slavic *Москꙑ.
- Old East Slavicmodern*Москꙑreconstructed
- RussianmodernМосква
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMoscovia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMoscovita‘resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian’
- EnglishtodayMuscovite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Old East Slavicmodern*Москꙑreconstructed
- RussianmodernМосква
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMoscovia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMoscovita‘resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian’
- EnglishtodayMuscovite
Every English word from Old East Slavic *Москꙑ
Today it means
noun An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old East Slavic *Москꙑ / Muscovite