Where does “миокардит” come from?
миокардит (Russian) comes from English myocarditis, from English myocardium, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “миокардит”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myocarditis | Inflammation of the myocardium |
| 2 | English | myocardium | The muscular substance of the heart; the middle... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |