Where does “Procyon” come from?

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

Procyon (Translingual): genus name; genus of raccoons

Definitions

  1. genus name; genus of raccoons

Ancestry of “Procyon”, step by step

Procyon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κύων

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύωνa dog; a bitch; an offensive person
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Ancient Greek πρό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρόbefore; before, in front, forth, forward; before,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Procyon”

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