Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “seromuscular” come from?

seromuscular (English) comes from English muscular, from English muscle, from Middle English muscle, from Old English muscle, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς — mouse.

seromuscular (English): Relating to the serous and muscular layer of an...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the serous and muscular layer of an...

Ancestry of “seromuscular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuscularOf, relating to, or connected with muscles;...
2EnglishmuscleA contractile form of tissue which animals use to...
3Middle Englishmuscle—
4Old Englishmuscle—
5Proto-Germanic*muskulā—
6LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
7Latinmūsculus—
8Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
9Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
10Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →