Where does “musicus” come from?

musicus (Dutch) comes from Latin mūsicus, from Ancient Greek μουσικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

musicus (Dutch): musician

Definitions

  1. musician

Ancestry of “musicus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsicusof or pertaining to music, musical
2Ancient Greekμουσικόςmusical
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “musicus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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