Where does “musculature” come from?
Musculature comes from French musculature, derived from Latin musculatus, the past participle of musculari, meaning to furnish with muscles.
musculature (English): The collection of all muscles in a single body or...
Definitions
- The collection of all muscles in a single body or...
Ancestry of “musculature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | musculature | musculature |
| 2 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “musculature”