Where does “ethnomusicologist” come from?
ethnomusicologist (English) comes from English ethnomusicology, from English musicology, from English music, from Middle English musik, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
ethnomusicologist (English): A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology
Definitions
- A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology
Ancestry of “ethnomusicologist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ethnomusicology | The study of music and culture; the study of... |
| 2 | English | musicology | the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in... |
| 3 | English | music | A series of sounds organized in time, employing... |
| 4 | Middle English | musik | Alternative form of musike |
| 5 | Old French | musique | music |
| 6 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 7 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 8 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 9 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |