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
- a single muscle fiber cell
Ancestry of “myocyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | myo- | muscle |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “myocyte”