Where does “souri” come from?

souri (Seychellois Creole) comes from French souris, from Walloon soris, from Vulgar Latin soricem, from Latin sōricem.

souri (Seychellois Creole): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “souri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsourismouse; computer mouse; A part of a leg of lamb
2Walloonsorismouse
3Vulgar Latinsoricemaccusative singular of sōrex
4Latinsōricem—
Every word from Latin sōricem →Every word from Vulgar Latin soricem →Every word from Walloon soris →