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Muscle comes from little mouse

Language · Word Origins · V6.8 patch 148 / curated weird facts

The Latin root of muscle refers to a little mouse, probably from the look of a flexing muscle.

TopicLanguage · Word Origins
SourceV6.8 patch 148 / curated weird facts
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