Where does “souricière” come from?
souricière (French) comes from French souris, from Walloon soris, from Vulgar Latin soricem, from Latin sōricem.
souricière (French): mousetrap; trap
Ancestry of “souricière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | souris | mouse; computer mouse; A part of a leg of lamb |
| 2 | Walloon | soris | mouse |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | soricem | accusative singular of sōrex |
| 4 | Latin | sōricem | — |