Where does “electromuscular” come from?
electromuscular (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.
electromuscular (English): Pertaining to the response of the muscles under...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the response of the muscles under...
Ancestry of “electromuscular”, step by step
electromuscular traces back through 3 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 electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |
via French électromusculaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | électromusculaire | — |