Latin mūs continues the Indo-European *mūs- mouse word; the family also includes Germanic *mūs- and Greek mūs.
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mūs
mouse
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · mouse family*mūs-
mouse; also the family behind specialized muscle words
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The inherited mouse word also generated specialized muscle and mussel terms in Latin.
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American Heritage Indo-European Roots · University of Texas LRC
probable — The Proto-Indo-European form is reconstructed from cross-branch comparison.
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Indo-European Root mūs-mūs- root entry
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Connects Latin mūs with Germanic and Greek comparanda.
Indo-European Lexicon: mūs-Pokorny etymon mūs
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Cross-branch lexical reconstruction.
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