Where does “rhabdomyocyte” come from?

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

rhabdomyocyte (English): A rod-shaped muscle cell

Definitions

  1. A rod-shaped muscle cell

Ancestry of “rhabdomyocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmyocytea single muscle fiber cell
2Englishmyo-muscle
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →