Where does “mūsarāneus” come from?
mūsarāneus (Latin) comes from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
mūsarāneus (Latin): a shrew
Ancestry of “mūsarāneus”, step by step
mūsarāneus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mūs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | mūs | a mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus)) |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | mūs | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Latin arāneus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | arāneus | of or pertaining to a spider |
| 2 | Latin | arānea | spider |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀράχνη | spider; a spider's web |
Words derived from “mūsarāneus”