Where does “retromuscularly” come from?
retromuscularly (English) comes from English retromuscular, from English muscular, from English muscle, from Middle English muscle, from Old English muscle, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus — mouse.
retromuscularly (English): Behind a muscle
Ancestry of “retromuscularly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retromuscular | Behind a muscle |
| 2 | English | muscular | Of, relating to, or connected with muscles;... |
| 3 | English | muscle | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to... |
| 4 | Middle English | muscle | — |
| 5 | Old English | muscle | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 7 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 8 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |