Where does “muscular” come from?

Muscular comes from New Latin muscularis, meaning relating to muscle.

muscular (English): Of, relating to, or connected with muscles;...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or connected with muscles;...

Ancestry of “muscular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuscleA contractile form of tissue which animals use to...
2Middle Englishmusclemussel bivalve
3Old Englishmusclemussel
4Proto-Germanic*muskulā
5LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
6Latinmūsculusa small mouse
7Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
8Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
9Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muscular

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s