Medieval or Vulgar Latin mūscula is the feminine variant of Latin musculus.
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mūscula
a mussel
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · mouse derived polysemymusculus
little mouse; muscle; also a mussel name
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The mouse-derived Latin word was used as a name for the bivalve mollusk.
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probable — The exact chronological register of mūscula is source-dependent.
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Mussel — Word HistoryLatin musculus / *muscula family
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Mussel — Word Historymūscula from musculus
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