Old French muscle continues Latin musculus through the Romance transmission channel.
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muscle
muscle
OPEN NODE 120 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · mouse derived polysemymusculus
little mouse; muscle; also a mussel name
OPEN NODE 121 ↗01
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The Latin anatomical name remained a muscle term.
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Muscle — Word HistoryOld French from Latin musculus
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗03
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