Where does “música” come from?

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

música (Portuguese): music; song; female equivalent of músico

Definitions

  1. music; song; female equivalent of músico

Ancestry of “música”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmusicamusic
2Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσική →Every word from Latin musica →