Where does “murex” come from?

murex (English) comes from Latin murex, from Ancient Greek μύαξ, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

murex (English): Any of the genus "Murex" of marine gastropods

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Murex" of marine gastropods

Ancestry of “murex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmurexA shellfish used as a source of the dye Tyrian...
2Ancient Greekμύαξsea mussel
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 →