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nouncontrarian claim
muscle
A body tissue or organ whose English name descends through French from Latin musculus, a diminutive of mūs “mouse.”
OPEN THE FULL LINEAGE ↗nounhistorical form
mussel
A bivalve mollusk whose English history runs through Middle English muscle and Old English muscelle into the same Latin mouse family as muscle.
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SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 1
resolvedestablishedposition text
Is musculus really a “little mouse”?
Latin musculus is morphologically the diminutive of mūs “mouse.”
CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 1
RANK 172GRADE Acontrarian claim
A muscle was a “little mouse.”
Latin musculus is a diminutive of mūs “mouse.” The derivation is secure; the exact resemblance mechanism remains qualified.
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