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Where does “musica” come from?

musica (Italian) comes from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

musica (Italian): music; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. music; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “musica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsica—
2Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musica”

  • carta musica
  • capomusica
  • musicista
  • mızıka
  • mızıkacı
  • mużika
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