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Where does “blues” come from?

blues (English) comes from Latin venetus, from Latin Veneti.

blues (English): plural of blue; A feeling of sadness or...

Definitions

  1. plural of blue; A feeling of sadness or...

Ancestry of “blues”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvenetusof or pertaining to the Veneti; Venetian; blue,...
2LatinVeneti—

Words derived from “blues”

  • bluesy
  • bluesman
  • bluesiness
  • blueslike
  • blueswoman
  • bluesily
  • bluester
  • bluesish
  • bluesify
  • bluesification
  • preblues
  • blues
  • blusero
  • blues
  • блюз
  • blues
  • Blues
  • blues
  • blues
  • blues
  • ブルージー
  • ブルース
  • blues
  • блуз
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