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Where does “Musikchen” come from?

Musikchen (German) comes from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Musikchen (German): Diminutive of Musik

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Musik

Ancestry of “Musikchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmusik—
2Middle High Germanmūsic—
3Old High Germanmusika—
4Latinmūsica—
5Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
6Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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