marmot
English
/ˈmɑɹ.mət/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French marmote derived from Old French marmotaine derived from Franco-Provençal marmotan derived from Latin *mures montani, mus (mouse), mus alpini.
Origin
Latin
mus alpini
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *mures montani Latin
- murilegus Latin
- mus Latin
- mus alpini Latin
- mūris montānus, mus Latin
- Murmeltier German
- Tier German
- marmotta Italian
- murmontana Italian
- marmotte French
- murciélago Spanish, Castilian
- マーモット Japanese
- murmeldyr Danish
- marmotaine Old French
- มาร์มอต Thai
- muremunto Old High German
- murmunto Old High German
- marmote Middle French
- murmeltier Cimbrian
- Murmete Alemannic German
- 마멋 Korean
- *mūs Proto-Italic
- marmota Mòcheno
- marmotan Franco-Provençal