Where does “Molson muscle” come from?

Molson muscle (English) comes from English muscle, from Middle English muscle, from Old English muscle, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s — mouse.

Molson muscle (English): Beer belly

Definitions

  1. Beer belly

Ancestry of “Molson muscle”, step by step

Molson muscle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English muscle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuscleA contractile form of tissue which animals use to...
2Middle Englishmusclemussel bivalve
3Old Englishmusclemussel
4Proto-Germanic*muskulā
5LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
6Latinmūsculusa small mouse
7Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
8Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
9Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via English Molson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMolson
2EnglishMollA pet name for Mary
3EnglishmaryA male homosexual
4Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Old FrenchMarie
6LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
7Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
8Hebrewמִרְיָם
9Aramaicמריםbitter
10Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s