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Where does “κῠ́ων” come from?

κῠ́ων (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

κῠ́ων (Ancient Greek): a dog; a bitch; an offensive person

Definitions

  1. a dog; a bitch; an offensive person

Ancestry of “κῠ́ων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “κῠ́ων”

  • cynical
  • cynicism
  • cynic
  • cynically
  • Cynic
  • Cynicism
  • cynosure
  • Procyon
  • Cynical
  • quinsy
  • cynocephalus
  • cynodont
  • uncynical
  • dicynodont
  • cynegetic
  • cynosural
  • cynophobia
  • cynocephalic
  • uncynically
  • noncynical
  • cynology
  • cynanthropy
  • cynophile
  • cynicalness
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