Where does “mioglobulina” come from?

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

mioglobulina (Italian): myoglobulin

Definitions

  1. myoglobulin

Ancestry of “mioglobulina”, step by step

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