Etymology

ethnomusicology

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Today it means: The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context. Full definition →

English musicology ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*séswōtʰa
  5. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  6. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  7. Englishethno-
  8. Englishmusic
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  12. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  13. Englishmusicology
  14. English todayethnomusicology

From ethno- + musicology.

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