Where does “muscule” come from?

muscule (Old French) comes from Latin muscule, 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 (Old French): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “muscule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmusculevocative singular of mūsculus
2LatinmusculaDiminutive of musca
3Latinmūsculusa small mouse
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 →
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