Where does “myoclonus” come from?

Myoclonus derives from Ancient Greek μῦς meaning muscle, combined with English clonus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s.

myoclonus (English): The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or...

Definitions

  1. The brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or...

Ancestry of “myoclonus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyo-muscle
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “myoclonus”

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