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Where does “skeletomusculature” come from?

skeletomusculature (English) comes from English musculature, from French musculature, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

skeletomusculature (English): The physical structure of skeleton and muscles

Definitions

  1. The physical structure of skeleton and muscles

Ancestry of “skeletomusculature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmusculatureThe collection of all muscles in a single body or...
2Frenchmusculaturemusculature
3Latinmūsculus—
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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