Where does “musieksmaak” come from?
musieksmaak (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans musiek, from Dutch muziek, from French musique, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
musieksmaak (Afrikaans): music taste, taste in music
Definitions
- music taste, taste in music
Ancestry of “musieksmaak”, step by step
musieksmaak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans musiek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | musiek | music |
| 2 | Dutch | muziek | Music |
| 3 | French | musique | music; first/third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old French | musique | music |
| 5 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 6 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 7 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 8 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via Afrikaans smaak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | smaak | — |