Where does “fibromyalgia” come from?

Fibromyalgia comes from Ancient Greek mûs (muscle) and álgos (pain) combined with the Ancient Greek suffix -ía, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -h₂.

fibromyalgia (English): A condition characterised by chronic pain,...

Definitions

  1. A condition characterised by chronic pain,...

Ancestry of “fibromyalgia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmy-Relating to muscle
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “fibromyalgia”

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