Where does “musaraneus” come from?
musaraneus (Latin) comes from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “musaraneus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mūs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | mūs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |