Where does “musical” come from?

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

Ancestry of “musical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinmusicalisOf or pertaining to music; musical
2Latinmūsica
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musical

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσαEvery word from Ancient Greek μουσικήEvery word from Latin mūsica