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Where does “Música” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Música”, step by step

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