Where does “murganho” come from?

murganho (Portuguese) comes from Latin muricaneus, from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

murganho (Portuguese): house mouse

Definitions

  1. house mouse

Ancestry of “murganho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmuricaneus—
2Latinmūsa mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus))
3Proto-Italicmūsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Italic mūs →Every word from Latin mūs →