Where does “cardiomiocita” come from?

cardiomiocita (Italian) comes from Italian miocita, from Italian mio-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

cardiomiocita (Italian): cardiomyocyte

Definitions

  1. cardiomyocyte

Ancestry of “cardiomiocita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmiocitamyocyte
2Italianmio-myo-
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →