Etymology

myosotis

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Today it means: Any plant of the genus Myosotis, the forget-me-nots. Full definition →

Latin myosōtis ← Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμυοσωτίς
  2. Latin · borrowed frommyosōtis
  3. English todaymyosotis

Borrowed from Latin myosōtis, from Koine Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς (muosōtís, literally “ears of a mouse”), from genitive of μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) and nominative plural of οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

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