Where does “Mytilopsis” come from?

Mytilopsis (Translingual) comes from Translingual Mytilus, from Latin mītulus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Mytilopsis (Translingual): genus|certain mussels}}

Definitions

  1. genus|certain mussels}}

Ancestry of “Mytilopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualMytilusgenus of mussels
2Latinmītulusa kind of edible mussel
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →
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