Where does “cardiomiopatia” come from?
cardiomiopatia (Italian) comes from Italian miopatia, from Spanish mio-, from Ancient Greek μυός, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
cardiomiopatia (Italian): cardiomyopathy
Ancestry of “cardiomiopatia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | miopatia | myopathy |
| 2 | Spanish | mio- | myo- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μυός | genitive singular of μῦς; mouse; muscle |
| 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 |