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5 Oct 2026, 19:41 by bogdan “Etymologies from AHD, Etymonline, MW, OED, RHWU, Wiktionary” current version
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+ ==Etymology==
+ Recorded from the late 14th century,^(Etymonline) [[bor|la|mūsculus|t=muscle, literally little mouse]],^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) partly via [[frm|muscle]],^(Wiktionary) diminutive of [[la|mūs|t=mouse]].^(AHD)^(OED 1989) Some muscles were thought to resemble a mouse in shape;^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) Greek likewise used ''mys'' for both “mouse” and “muscle”.^(Etymonline)
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+ Doublet of [[mussel]].^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}