Where does “mudsnail” come from?
mudsnail (English) comes from English MUD, from Dutch mud, from Middle Dutch mudde, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mudsnail (English): Any of several univalve molluscs found on tidal mudflats, typically in New Zealand
Definitions
- Any of several univalve molluscs found on tidal mudflats, typically in New Zealand
Ancestry of “mudsnail”, step by step
mudsnail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English MUD
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MUD | Acronym of multi-user dungeon: an interactive... |
| 2 | Dutch | mud | An old measure of volume, varying in content over... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mudde | — |
| 4 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |