Where does “muse” come from?

muse (Middle French) comes from Latin mūsa, from Arabic مَوْزَة, from Arabic مَوْز.

Ancestry of “muse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsa—
2Arabicمَوْزَةbanana
3Arabicمَوْز—

Words derived from “muse”

Every word from Arabic مَوْز →Every word from Arabic مَوْزَة →Every word from Latin mūsa →
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