Where does “mygale” come from?

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

mygale (English): Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy...

Definitions

  1. Any of the former genus Mygale of large, hairy...

Ancestry of “mygale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmygalē—
2Ancient Greekμυγαλέηshrewmouse
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 →