Where does “muscularity” come from?
Muscularity derives from French -ité, Latin -itas, and Proto-Indo-European -it-, combining the Latin root musculus with a suffix forming abstract nouns denoting quality or state.
muscularity (English): musculature; The degree to which the muscles in a...
Definitions
- musculature; The degree to which the muscles in a...
Ancestry of “muscularity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muscular | Of, relating to, or connected with muscles;... |
| 2 | English | muscle | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to... |
| 3 | Middle English | muscle | mussel bivalve |
| 4 | Old English | muscle | mussel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 6 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 7 | Latin | mūsculus | a small mouse |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |