Where does “cynosural” come from?
cynosural (English) comes from English cynosure, from Middle French Cynosure, from Latin Cynosūra, from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα, from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs — mouse.
cynosural (English): Of or pertaining to a cynosure
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a cynosure
Ancestry of “cynosural”, step by step
cynosural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cynosure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cynosure | Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a... |
| 2 | Middle French | Cynosure | Ursa Minor |
| 3 | Latin | Cynosūra | Ursa Minor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κυνόσουρα | Ursa Minor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύων | a dog; a bitch; an offensive person |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |