Where does “Muse” come from?
Muse comes from Middle English Muse, from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα, from Ancient Greek Μονθια, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
Muse (English): One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts
Definitions
- One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts
Ancestry of “Muse”, step by step
Muse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English Muse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Muse | A Muse; A source of inspiration for poetry; A... |
| 2 | Old French | muse | wind instrument |
| 3 | Old French | muser | to ponder; to think about; to stare at in... |
| 4 | Old French | musel | — |
| 5 | Latin | musus | — |