Where does “musikhögskola” come from?
musikhögskola (Swedish) comes from Swedish musik, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
musikhögskola (Swedish): a college of music, a music academy
Definitions
- a college of music, a music academy
Ancestry of “musikhögskola”, step by step
musikhögskola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish musik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | musik | music |
| 2 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via Swedish högskola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | högskola | college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields |