Where does “Cynosūra” come from?

Cynosūra (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα, from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Cynosūra (Latin): Ursa Minor

Definitions

  1. Ursa Minor

Ancestry of “Cynosūra”, step by step

Cynosūra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυνόσουραUrsa Minor
2Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Ancient Greek Κυνοσούρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚυνοσούραCynosura
2Ancient Greekοὐρᾱ́tail

Words derived from “Cynosūra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →