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Where does “mugir” come from?

mugir (French) comes from Italian muggire, from Latin mūgiō, from Proto-Indo-European mūg-.

mugir (French): to moo; to roar

Definitions

  1. to moo; to roar

Ancestry of “mugir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianmuggireTo low or moo
2Latinmūgiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-—

Words derived from “mugir”

  • mugissement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūg- →