Where does “muzika” come from?
muzika (Tarifit) comes from French musique, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
muzika (Tarifit): music
Definitions
- music
Ancestry of “muzika”, step by step
muzika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French musique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | musique | music; first/third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old French | musique | music |
| 3 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 4 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 5 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 6 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via Spanish música
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | música | music; female equivalent of músico, musician |
via Arabic موسيقى
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | موسيقى | music |