The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromμῡ́ειν“to close”
- English todaymysis
Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek μῡ́ειν (mū́ein, “to close”, used of the lips or eyes).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
mysis
Today it means: A set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and prior to the juvenile stage, in which pereiopods are used to move. Full definition →
Ancient Greek μῡ́ειν