Where does “muscular” come from?

muscular (Romanian) comes from French musculaire, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muscular (Romanian): muscular

Definitions

  1. muscular

Ancestry of “muscular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmusculairemuscular
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 “muscular”

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