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Where does “Mustela” come from?

Mustela (Translingual) comes from Latin mūstēla, from Latin mūs, from Proto-Italic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “Mustela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūstēla—
2Latinmūs—
3Proto-Italicmūs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “Mustela”

  • Mustelidae
  • Musteloidea
  • Mustelinae
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