Etymology

muscule

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First used Middle English – 18th c.Latin musculus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommusculus
  2. English todaymuscule

From Latin musculus. Compare French muscule, Portuguese músculo.

Words from the same roots

Latinmusculus all →

musclemusculusmusselmusculinmusculospiral

First known use, by meaning

  • from Middle English – 18th c. Obsolete spelling of muscle.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.