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Where does “Muskelfaser” come from?

Muskelfaser (German) comes from German Muskel, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Muskelfaser (German): myocyte, muscle fibre

Definitions

  1. myocyte, muscle fibre

Ancestry of “Muskelfaser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMuskelmuscle
2Latinmūsculus—
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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