Where does “micromammal” come from?
micromammal (English) comes from English mammal, from Latin Mammalia, from Latin mammalis, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
micromammal (English): Any very small mammal
Definitions
- Any very small mammal
Ancestry of “micromammal”, step by step
micromammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mammal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mammal | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by... |
| 2 | Latin | Mammalia | — |
| 3 | Latin | mammalis | Of or for the breasts |
| 4 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |