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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

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

Words derived from “cornemuse”

  • cornemuse
  • cornamusa
  • cornamusa
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