myEtymology.com: English etymology of neuromuscular

Etymology of the English word neuromuscular

the English word neuromuscular

using the English prefix neuro-

derived from the Greek word neuron, νεῦρον (tendon; nerve; cordlike structure, sinew, tendon)

derived from the English word muscular

derived from the New Latin word muscularis

derived from the New Latin word musculus (little mouse; B:muscle; W:military shed, mantelet; little mouse, small rodent; common mouse)

derived from the Classical Latin word mus (mouse)

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

Word found in Modern English