Where does “cinocefalide” come from?

cinocefalide (Italian) comes from Translingual Cynocephalidae, from Translingual Cynocephalus, from Translingual cyno-, from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

cinocefalide (Italian): any member of the Cynocephalidae taxonomic family

Definitions

  1. any member of the Cynocephalidae taxonomic family

Ancestry of “cinocefalide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCynocephalidaefamily
2TranslingualCynocephalusgenus
3Translingualcyno-Used to form names for taxa whose members...
4Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
5Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
6Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
7Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s
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