Where does “musculospiral” come from?
musculospiral (English) comes from English spiral, from Middle French spirale, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
musculospiral (English): Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a...
Ancestry of “musculospiral”, step by step
musculospiral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spiral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spiral | A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates... |
| 2 | Middle French | spirale | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 4 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 5 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 6 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 7 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 8 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |