Where does “muscle” come from?

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

muscle (French): muscle; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. muscle; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “muscle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmusclemuscle
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muscle

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