Where does “muranese” come from?
muranese (Italian) comes from Polish Murano, from Latin mūsarāneus, from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “muranese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Murano | group of islands in Venice |
| 2 | Latin | mūsarāneus | a shrew |
| 3 | Latin | mūs | a mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus)) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | mūs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |