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Where does “mūsica” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mūsica”, step by step

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