Where does “mūsculus” come from?

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

mūsculus (Latin): a small mouse

Definitions

  1. a small mouse

Ancestry of “mūsculus”, step by step

mūsculus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μῦς

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

via Latin mūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsa mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus))
2Proto-Italicmūsmouse

Words derived from “mūsculus”

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