Where does “musicologist” come from?

Musicologist derives from English music and the Ancient Greek suffix -ιστής, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα, the muse of music, through μουσική meaning the art of the muses.

musicologist (English): One who studies musicology

Definitions

One who studies musicology

Ancestry of “musicologist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	musicology	the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in...
2	English	music	A series of sounds organized in time, employing...
3	Middle English	musik	Alternative form of musike
4	Old French	musique	music
5	Italian	mosaico	mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;...
6	Latin	musaicum	—
7	Latin	musivum	mosaic
8	Latin	mūsēum	a place or temple devoted to the Muses
9	Ancient Greek	μουσεῖον	a home of music poetry; a museum, a...
10	Ancient Greek	μοῦσα	Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musicologist”

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