Muse

Middle English

/ˈmiu̯z(ə)/

noun

Definitions

(Greek god) A Muse
A source of inspiration for poetry.
(rare) A kind of music or poem.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Mūsa borrowed from Old French muse (wind instrument) derived from Ancient Greek Μοῦσᾰ (Muse).

Origin

Ancient Greek

Μοῦσᾰ

Gloss

Muse

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Muse English
musal English
philomuse English
Musa Latin
Mūsa Latin
musette French
Μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
Μοῦσα Ancient Greek
Μοῦσᾰ Ancient Greek
musike Middle English
múza Czech
muse Old French
musique Old French
Muzo Esperanto
繆思 Chinese
繆斯 Chinese
calamellus LL

musike