Where does “cardiomyocyte” come from?

cardiomyocyte (English) comes from English myocyte, from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

cardiomyocyte (English): a cardiac muscle cell in the heart

Definitions

  1. a cardiac muscle cell in the heart

Ancestry of “cardiomyocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyocytea single muscle fiber cell
2Englishmyo-muscle
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “cardiomyocyte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →