Where does “bombyx du mûrier” come from?

bombyx du mûrier (French) comes from French mûrier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

bombyx du mûrier (French): Bombyx mori

Definitions

  1. Bombyx mori

Ancestry of “bombyx du mûrier”, step by step

bombyx du mûrier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French mûrier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmûriermulberry
2French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
3Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
4Latin-ārefirst conjugation
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via French

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchwhat is owed, money's worth; past participle of...
2Old FrenchdeüAlternative form of deu
3Latindēbēre
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via French bombyx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbombyxbombyx
2Latinbombyxsilkworm
3Ancient Greekβόμβυξsilkworm; garment made of silk; deeptoned flute
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