Where does “muscles” come from?
muscles (French) comes from French muscle, 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.
muscles (French): plural of muscle; second-person singular present...
Definitions
- plural of muscle; second-person singular present...
Ancestry of “muscles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | muscle | muscle; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Middle French | muscle | muscle |
| 3 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |