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Where does “blues” come from?

blues (Spanish) comes from English blues, from Latin venetus, from Latin Veneti.

blues (Spanish): blues

Definitions

  1. blues

Ancestry of “blues”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbluesplural of blue; A feeling of sadness or...
2Latinvenetusof or pertaining to the Veneti; Venetian; blue,...
3LatinVeneti—
Every word from Latin Veneti →