Where does “zoomusicology” come from?
zoomusicology (English) comes from English musicology, from English music, from Middle English musik, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
zoomusicology (English): A branch of zoosemiotics dealing with the musical...
Definitions
- A branch of zoosemiotics dealing with the musical...
Ancestry of “zoomusicology”, step by step
zoomusicology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English musicology
| 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,... |
via English zoo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | zoo | A park where live animals are exhibited; Any... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζῷον | animal, beast; form, image |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓyyon | animal, creature, beast |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷyōwyon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷyeh₃w-y-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |