Where does “mītulus” come from?

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

mītulus (Latin): a kind of edible mussel

Definitions

  1. a kind of edible mussel

Ancestry of “mītulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mītulus”

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