Etymology

muscovy

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Today it means: Muscovy duck Full definition →

Latin Moscovia ← Russian Москва́
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The story

  1. Russian · derived fromМосква́
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromMoscovia
  3. English todayMuscovy

A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

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