Where does “souris” come from?

souris (French) comes from Walloon soris, from Vulgar Latin soricem, from Latin sōricem.

souris (French): mouse; computer mouse; A part of a leg of lamb

Definitions

  1. mouse; computer mouse; A part of a leg of lamb

Ancestry of “souris”, step by step

souris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Walloon soris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Walloonsorismouse
2Vulgar Latinsoricemaccusative singular of sōrex
3Latinsōricem—

via Middle French sourris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsourris—

Words derived from “souris”

Every word from Latin sōricem →Every word from Vulgar Latin soricem →Every word from Walloon soris →