The story
- New Latin · borrowed fromstyloglōssus
- English todaystyloglossus
Borrowed from New Latin styloglōssus, clipping of mūsculus styloglōssus (“styloglossal muscle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
styloglossus
Today it means: A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing. Full definition →
New Latin styloglōssus