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...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the...

Ancestry of “murine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmurinusmouse or rat; murine; mousy; grey
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “murine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →