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Where does “musaraigne” come from?

musaraigne (French) comes from Latin mūsarāneus, from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

musaraigne (French): shrew

Definitions

  1. shrew

Ancestry of “musaraigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsarāneus—
2Latinmūs—
3Proto-Italicmūs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →