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

Definitions

  1. cardiomyopathy

Ancestry of “cardiomiopatia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmiopatiamyopathy
2Spanishmio-myo-
3Ancient Greekμυόςgenitive singular of μῦς; mouse; muscle
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →