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
- The muscular substance of the heart; the middle...
Ancestry of “myocardium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “myocardium”