Where does “myofascial” come from?
Myofascial combines English myο- (from Ancient Greek μῦς, muscle) and English fascia (from English aldehyde), tracing to Proto-Indo-European múh₂s.
myofascial (English): Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues
Definitions
- Of or relating to the layer of loose tissue (fascia) surrounding the muscle tissues
Ancestry of “myofascial”, step by step
myofascial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English fascia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | fascia | A wide band of material covering the ends of roof... |
| 2 | Latin | fascia | band, bandage, swathe, strip, ribbon; necktie |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰasḱ- | bundle, heap, load |
Words derived from “myofascial”