Where does “musical” come from?

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

musical (Spanish): musical

Definitions

  1. musical

Ancestry of “musical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmúsicamusic; female equivalent of músico, musician
2Latinmūsica—
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musical”

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσική →Every word from Latin mūsica →