Where does “muzikinstrumento” come from?
muzikinstrumento (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto muziko, 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,...
muzikinstrumento (Esperanto): musical instrument
Definitions
- musical instrument
Ancestry of “muzikinstrumento”, step by step
muzikinstrumento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto muziko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | muziko | music |
| 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 Esperanto instrumento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | instrumento | instrument |
| 2 | Latin | īnstrūmentum | An instrument, tool, utensil |
| 3 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 4 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |