Where does “музыковед” come from?
музыковед (Russian) comes from Russian музыкове́дение, from Russian му́зыка, from Ukrainian му́зика, from German Musiker, from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
музыковед (Russian): musicologist
Definitions
- musicologist
Ancestry of “музыковед”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | музыкове́дение | musicology |
| 2 | Russian | му́зыка | music |
| 3 | Ukrainian | му́зика | music |
| 4 | German | Musiker | musician |
| 5 | German | musik | music |
| 6 | Middle High German | mūsic | — |
| 7 | Old High German | musika | — |
| 8 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |