Where does “myosin” come from?

Myosin comes from English myo-, combining form from Ancient Greek μῦς meaning mouse or muscle, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s.

myosin (English): Any of a large family of motor proteins found in...

Definitions

  1. Any of a large family of motor proteins found in...

Ancestry of “myosin”, 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 “myosin”

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