Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “cinocefalo” come from?

cinocefalo (Italian) comes from Latin cynocephalus, from Ancient Greek κυνοκέφαλος, from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

cinocefalo (Italian): cynocephalous; Any member of the Cynocephalus...

Definitions

  1. cynocephalous; Any member of the Cynocephalus...

Ancestry of “cinocefalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincynocephalusAn ape with the head of a dog; The dog-headed...
2Ancient Greekκυνοκέφαλοςcynocephalus, doghead; baboon
3Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →