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
Ancestry of “cynicus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κυνικός | doglike |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κυνόσαργες | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύων | a dog; a bitch; an offensive person |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “cynicus”