Where does “music” come from?
music (Middle English) comes from Middle English musike, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
music (Middle English): Alternative form of musike
Definitions
- Alternative form of musike
Ancestry of “music”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | musike | music; musical performance |
| 2 | Old French | musique | music |
| 3 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 4 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 5 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 6 | Latin | mūsēum | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |