Where does “musicologic” come from?
musicologic (English) comes from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen, from French oxygène — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
musicologic (English): musicological
Definitions
- musicological
Ancestry of “musicologic”, step by step
musicologic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ‐o‐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 2 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 3 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 4 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 5 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 6 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 7 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 8 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English music
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | music | A series of sounds organized in time, employing... |
| 2 | Middle English | musik | Alternative form of musike |
| 3 | Old French | musique | music |
| 4 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 5 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 6 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 7 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via English logic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | logic | logical; A method of human thought that involves... |
| 2 | French | logique | logic; logical |
| 3 | Latin | logica | nominative feminine singular of logicus;... |
| 4 | Latin | logicus | logical; reasonable |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λογικός | Belonging to speech: prose; Belonging to reason:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |