Where does “pyomyositis” come from?

pyomyositis (English) comes from English myositis, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

pyomyositis (English): A bacterial infection of the skeletal muscles...

Definitions

  1. A bacterial infection of the skeletal muscles...

Ancestry of “pyomyositis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyositisInflammation of the muscles
2Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
3Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →