Where does “nonmurine” come from?
nonmurine (English) comes from English murine, from Latin murinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
nonmurine (English): Not murine
Definitions
- Not murine
Ancestry of “nonmurine”, step by step
nonmurine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English murine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | murine | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the... |
| 2 | Latin | murinus | mouse or rat; murine; mousy; grey |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |