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Where does “hepatocardiomuscular” come from?

hepatocardiomuscular (English) comes from English cardiomuscular, from English muscular, from English muscle, from Middle English muscle, from Old English muscle, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus — mouse.

hepatocardiomuscular (English): Relating to, or affecting the liver and the...

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  1. Relating to, or affecting the liver and the...

Ancestry of “hepatocardiomuscular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcardiomuscularRelating to, or affecting the muscles of the...
2EnglishmuscularOf, relating to, or connected with muscles;...
3EnglishmuscleA contractile form of tissue which animals use to...
4Middle Englishmuscle—
5Old Englishmuscle—
6Proto-Germanic*muskulā—
7LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
8Latinmūsculus—
9Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
10Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
11Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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