Etymology

myofibril

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Today it means: Any of the cylindrical organelles, found within muscle cells, that are the contractile unit of muscles. Full definition →

English fibril ← Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mū́s
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
  3. Ancient Greekμῦς (mûs)
  4. Englishmyo-
  5. Englishfibril
  6. English todaymyofibril

From myo- + fibril.

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