Etymology of the French word musical
the French word
musicalderived from the French word
musiquederived from the Latin word
musica (music)
derived from the Greek word
mousike, μουσική
derived from the Greek word
mousikos, μουσικός ('musical'; a minstrel)
derived from the Greek word
mousa, μοῦσα
derived from the Greek word
mousederived from the Medieval Latin word
musicalisderived from the Latin word
musica (music)
derived from the Greek word
mousike, μουσική
derived from the Greek word
mousikos, μουσικός ('musical'; a minstrel)
derived from the Greek word
mousa, μοῦσα
derived from the Greek word
mouseDate
The earliest known usage of musical in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
musicalement,
musicalité,
soirée musicale,
musicalismeDerivations in other languages
Romanian
muzicalCognates
Dutch
musical, English
musical, German
Musical, Norwegian
musical, Provençal
muzical, Swedish
musikal