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Where does “ミュージシャン” come from?

ミュージシャン (Japanese) comes from English musician, from Middle English musician, from Old French musicien — musician.

ミュージシャン (Japanese): musician

Definitions

  1. musician

Ancestry of “ミュージシャン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmusicianA composer, conductor, or performer of music;...
2Middle EnglishmusicianAlternative form of musicien
3Old Frenchmusicienmusician
Every word from Old French musicien →