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Where does “musikk” come from?

musikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

musikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “musikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsica—
2Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musikk”

  • popmusikk
  • folkemusikk
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