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Where does “musicien” come from?

musicien (Norman) comes from Norman mûsique, 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,...

musicien (Norman): musician

Definitions

  1. musician

Ancestry of “musicien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmûsiquemusic; band
2Old Frenchmusiquemusic
3Italianmosaicomosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;...
4Latinmusaicum—
5Latinmusivummosaic
6Latinmūsēum—
7Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
8Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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