Where does “musclehead” come from?
musclehead (English) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s — mouse.
musclehead (English): A large and muscular man, especially one...
Definitions
- A large and muscular man, especially one...
Ancestry of “musclehead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | muscle | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to... |
| 2 | Middle English | muscle | — |
| 3 | Old English | muscle | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 5 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 6 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |