Fascia and fascism

The term fascia and fascism share the same Latin word root origin, fascia, which means bandage. Fascial tissue is so named because like a bandage, it wraps around and connects structures. Fascism derives from the Latin word fasces, which was a bundle of rods tied together (bandaged) around and axe, and was an ancient Roman symbol of authority. The symbolism of the fasces represented strength through unity because whereas a single rod is easily broken, a bundle is difficult to break.

Text from: Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 2ed., Elsevier, 2011. Muscle figure reprinted

Muscle figure reprinted with permission of the Massage Therapy Journal; artwork by Giovanni Rimasti. Fasces figure from public domain image at rationalwiki.org.