Where does “Titelmusik” come from?
Titelmusik (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,...
Titelmusik (German): theme song
Definitions
- theme song
Ancestry of “Titelmusik”, step by step
Titelmusik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German musik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | musik | music |
| 2 | Middle High German | mūsic | — |
| 3 | Old High German | musika | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via German titel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | titel | inflection of titeln: ## first-person singular... |