Where does “murine” come from?

murine (Old French) comes from Old French morir, from Latin morior, from Proto-Italic *moriōr — to die.

murine (Old French): plague; pestilence

Definitions

  1. plague; pestilence

Ancestry of “murine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmorirto die; to kill
2LatinmoriorI die; I decay, wither
3Proto-Italic*moriōrto die

Words derived from “murine”

Every word from Proto-Italic *moriōr →Every word from Latin morior →Every word from Old French morir →