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Where does “faciomuscular” come from?

faciomuscular (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.

faciomuscular (English): Relating to the muscles of the face

Definitions

  1. Relating to the muscles of the face

Ancestry of “faciomuscular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuscularOf, relating to, or connected with muscles;...
2EnglishmuscleA contractile form of tissue which animals use to...
3Middle Englishmuscle—
4Old Englishmuscle—
5Proto-Germanic*muskulā—
6LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
7Latinmūsculus—
8Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
9Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
10Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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