myEtymology.com: English etymology of myocardium

Etymology of the English word myocardium

the English word myocardium

derived from the Greek word kardia, καρδία (heart; the heart; the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerd-

using the English prefix myo-

derived from the Latin prefix myo-

derived from the Greek prefix muo-

derived from the Greek word mus, μῦς (muscle; myos "muscle; muscle; myos "muscle; muscle)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mūs-

derived from the English word cardium

using the English suffix -cardium

The earliest known usage of myocardium in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English