Where does “cornemuse” come from?

cornemuse (French) comes from Old French muser, from Old French musel, from Latin musus.

cornemuse (French): bagpipes; cornemuse

Definitions

  1. bagpipes; cornemuse

Ancestry of “cornemuse”, step by step

cornemuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French muser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmuserto ponder; to think about; to stare at in...
2Old Frenchmusel—
3Latinmusus—

via Old French corner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcornerto blow; to horn

Words derived from “cornemuse”

Every word from Latin musus →Every word from Old French musel →Every word from Old French muser →