Middle English muscle borrowed the Old French form with English pronunciation and spelling adaptation.
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muscle
a muscle or muscular organ
OPEN NODE 119 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld French · Old French · anatomicalmuscle
muscle
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The anatomical name remained a muscle term.
Borrowing belongs to the Middle English period.
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Muscle — Word HistoryMiddle English and Old French ancestry
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗03
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