Where does “muscula” come from?
muscula (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, 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.
Ancestry of “muscula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 2 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 3 | Latin | mūsculus | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “muscula”