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Where does “Musteloidea” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Musteloidea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMustela—
2Latinmūstēla—
3Latinmūs—
4Proto-Italicmūs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →