Etymology of the French word musique
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
mouseDate
The earliest known usage of musique in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
musicien,
musiquer,
musiquette,
porte-musique,
musical,
musicassetteDerivations in other languages
English
musicCognates
Dutch
muziek, English
music, German
Musik, Icelandic
músík, Italian
musica, Latin
musica, Lithuanian
muzika, Polish
muzyka, Provençal
muzica, Russian
музыка, Spanish
música, Swedish
musik, Yiddish
muzik
