Myopathic
/ˌmaɪ.oʊˈpæθ.ɪk/noun
Relating to or caused by a disease or disorder of muscle tissue.
Did you know?The word combines Greek mys, “muscle,” a root historically connected with “mouse,” and pathos, “suffering” or “experience.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*muHs
“A mouse; a small rodent, a root associated with later words for muscle because of a muscle’s mouse-like appearance.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mys (μῦς)
“Muscle; also mouse.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
pathos (πάθος)
“Suffering, experience, or affliction.”
19th Century
New Latin
myopathia
“Disease or disorder of muscle tissue, formed from Greek mys and pathos.”
19th Century
English
myopathic
“Relating to myopathy or a primary disease of muscle.”