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Where does “μουσικός” come from?

μουσικός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μουσικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

μουσικός (Greek): musical, pertaining to music; musician, composer,...

Definitions

  1. musical, pertaining to music; musician, composer,...

Ancestry of “μουσικός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “μουσικός”

  • αρχιμουσικός
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