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 múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s