Etymology of the Latin word musculus
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-Derivations in Latin
muscularis,
musculosusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
mushk, Albanian
mushkëllyer, English
musculoskeletal, French
musculaire, French
musculation, French
musculature, French
muscle, French
moule, Italian
muscolo, Portuguese
músculo, Portuguese
bucho, Provençal
muscle, Romanian
muşchi, Spanish
músculo, Spanish
musloCognates
Dutch
musculatuur, English
muscle, French
muscle, German
Muskel, Italian
muscolo, Norwegian
muskel, Polish
muskul, Swedish
muskel, Yiddish
musklUsage
Word found in New Latin
