Where does “MuSK-MG” come from?
MuSK-MG (English) comes from English Musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
MuSK-MG (English): myasthenia gravis caused by producing antibodies which attack the MuSK proteins of the neuromuscular junction
Definitions
- myasthenia gravis caused by producing antibodies which attack the MuSK proteins of the neuromuscular junction
Ancestry of “MuSK-MG”, step by step
MuSK-MG traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Musk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Musk | A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes |
| 2 | Middle English | muske | musk; A kind of plant juice |
| 3 | Old French | musc | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via German MG
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | MG | Initialism of Maschinengewehr |
| 2 | Translingual | g | — |
| 3 | English | gaseous | Relating to, or existing as, gas; Of a liquid... |
| 4 | English | -eous | "Used with nouns to form adjectives with the... |
| 5 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 6 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 7 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 9 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |