Where does “cynoglossos” come from?

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

cynoglossos (Latin): hound's tongue (plant)

Definitions

  1. hound's tongue (plant)

Ancestry of “cynoglossos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκυνόγλωσσονhound's tongue (Cynoglossum columnae)
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

Words derived from “cynoglossos”

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