Where does “Mytilus” come from?

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

Mytilus (Translingual): genus of mussels

Definitions

  1. genus of mussels

Ancestry of “Mytilus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmītulusa kind of edible mussel
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “Mytilus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →