Where does “myocyte” come from?

Myocyte comes from Ancient Greek μῦς (muscle) and κύτος (cell or hollow vessel), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- (to cover or hollow out).

myocyte (English): a single muscle fiber cell

Definitions

  1. a single muscle fiber cell

Ancestry of “myocyte”, 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 “myocyte”

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