Where does “Cynosure” come from?

Cynosure (Middle French) comes from Latin Cynosūra, from Ancient Greek Κυνόσουρα, from Ancient Greek κύων, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Cynosure (Middle French): Ursa Minor

Definitions

  1. Ursa Minor

Ancestry of “Cynosure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCynosūraUrsa Minor
2Ancient GreekΚυνόσουραUrsa Minor
3Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “Cynosure”

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