Etymology

epimysium

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Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mū́s ← Proto-Indo-European *múHs
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Hellenic*epí
  5. Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
  6. Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
  7. Englishepi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  9. Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
  10. Ancient Greekμῦς (mûs)
  11. English todayepimysium

From epi- + Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs) + English -ium.

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