Etymology of the English word viverrine
the English word
viverrinederived from the New Latin word
viverrinusderived from the New Latin word
Viverraderived from the Classical Latin word
viverra (ferret; ferret, similar animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*werwer- (squirrel)
Date
The earliest known usage of viverrine in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
