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
- a cardiac muscle cell in the heart
Ancestry of “cardiomyocyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | myocyte | a single muscle fiber cell |
| 2 | English | myo- | muscle |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “cardiomyocyte”