Etymology

polymyarian

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the nematode worms that have many longitudinal rows of muscle cells. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*múHs
  6. Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
  7. Ancient Greekμῦς (mûs)
  8. Englishmyo-
  9. English todaypolymyarian

From poly- + myo- + -arian.

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