Where does “cardiomuscular” come from?
cardiomuscular (English) comes from English muscular, 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 — mouse.
cardiomuscular (English): Relating to, or affecting the muscles of the...
Definitions
- Relating to, or affecting the muscles of the...
Ancestry of “cardiomuscular”, step by step
cardiomuscular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muscular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muscular | Of, relating to, or connected with muscles;... |
| 2 | English | muscle | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to... |
| 3 | Middle English | muscle | mussel bivalve |
| 4 | Old English | muscle | mussel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 6 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 7 | Latin | mūsculus | a small mouse |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via English cardio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cardio | Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the... |
| 2 | English | cardiovascular | Relating to the circulatory system, that is the... |
| 3 | English | vascular | Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood,... |
| 4 | New Latin | vascularis | vascular |
| 5 | Latin | vāsculum | a small vessel or container |
| 6 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |