Where does “murine” come from?
Murine comes from Latin -inus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, a suffix forming adjectives of origin or relationship, applied to muh₂s meaning mouse.
murine (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the...
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- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the...
Ancestry of “murine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | murinus | mouse or rat; murine; mousy; grey |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “murine”