Where does “leiomyoma” come from?

leiomyoma (English) comes from English myoma, from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

leiomyoma (English): A non-cancerous tumor of smooth muscle

Definitions

  1. A non-cancerous tumor of smooth muscle

Ancestry of “leiomyoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyomaA tumor composed of muscle tissue, usually benign...
2Englishmyo-muscle
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “leiomyoma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →