Where does “blues” come from?

blues (Danish) comes from English blues, from Latin venetus, from Latin Veneti — Veneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity).

blues (Danish): blues; a musical form; blues; a musical...

Definitions

  1. blues; a musical form; blues; a musical...

Ancestry of “blues”, step by step

blues traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blues

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbluesplural of blue; A feeling of sadness or...
2Latinvenetusof or pertaining to the Veneti; Venetian; blue,...
3LatinVenetiVeneti (a Celtic tribe of Armorica in antiquity)

via Old Danish blyghæs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishblyghæs—
2Old Norseblýgjask—

Words derived from “blues”

Every word from Latin Veneti →Every word from Latin venetus →Every word from English blues →