Where does “muscule” come from?

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

muscule (Latin): vocative singular of mūsculus

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of mūsculus

Ancestry of “muscule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muscule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →