Where does “musical” come from?

Musical comes from Middle English musical, from Medieval Latin musicalis, from Latin -alis combined with Ancient Greek μουσική, itself derived from Μοῦσα and μουσικός.

musical (English): Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its...

Definitions

  1. Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its...

Ancestry of “musical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmusical
2Medieval LatinmusicalisOf or pertaining to music; musical
3Latinmūsica
4Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
5Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musical

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσαEvery word from Ancient Greek μουσικήEvery word from Latin mūsica