Where does “myocardium” come from?

Myocardium derives from Ancient Greek μῦς meaning mouse or muscle, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s, a word whose original sense remains uncertain.

myocardium (English): The muscular substance of the heart; the middle...

Definitions

  1. The muscular substance of the heart; the middle...

Ancestry of “myocardium”, step by step

myocardium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μῦς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
2Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Ancient Greek καρδίᾱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκαρδίᾱheart

Words derived from “myocardium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →