Where does “cynicus” come from?

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

cynicus (Latin): Cynic

Definitions

  1. Cynic

Ancestry of “cynicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυνικόςdoglike
2Ancient GreekΚυνόσαργες—
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

Words derived from “cynicus”

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