My(e) [Mye, My]

Morpheme

My(e) [Mye, My]

Type

bound base

Denotation

muscle, mouse

Etymology

Ancient Greek mýs

Evidence

anisomyarian, Chiromyiformes, myalgia, myasthenia, myasthenic, myelopathy, myo-, myocardium, myodont, myofibril, myofunctional, myology, myomancy, myometrium, myomorph, myopathy, myosin, polymyarian, Reithrodontomyini

Notes

muscles named for shape and movement similar to mice