Where does “robomussel” come from?
robomussel (English) comes from English mussel, from Middle English muscle, from Old English muscle, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s — mouse.
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Ancestry of “robomussel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mussel | Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with... |
| 2 | Middle English | muscle | mussel bivalve |
| 3 | Old English | muscle | mussel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 5 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 6 | Latin | mūsculus | a small mouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |