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Where does “Musikus” come from?

Musikus (German) comes from Dutch musicus, from Latin mūsicus, from Ancient Greek μουσικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Musikus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmusicusmusician
2Latinmūsicus—
3Ancient Greekμουσικόςmusical
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Musikus”

  • muzsikus
  • muzsikusok
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