Where does “musik” come from?
musik (Middle English) comes 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,...
musik (Middle English): Alternative form of musike
Definitions
- Alternative form of musike
Ancestry of “musik”, step by step
musik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French musique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | musique | music |
| 2 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 3 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 4 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 5 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via Anglo-Norman musik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | musik | — |