Where does “musique” come from?
musique (Norman) 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,...
musique (Norman): music; band
Ancestry of “musique”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
Words derived from “musique”