Where does “Cynosarges” come from?

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

Cynosarges (English): An ancient Greek temple of Heracles, public gymnasium, and surrounding grove located just outside the walls of ancient Athens

Definitions

  1. An ancient Greek temple of Heracles, public gymnasium, and surrounding grove located just outside the walls of ancient Athens

Ancestry of “Cynosarges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυνόσαργες—
2Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →