Where does “musaraña” come from?
musaraña (Spanish) comes from Latin mūsarāneus, from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
musaraña (Spanish): shrew; vermin; small animal
Definitions
- shrew; vermin; small animal
Ancestry of “musaraña”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mūsarāneus | a shrew |
| 2 | Latin | mūs | a mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus)) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | mūs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |