Etymology

muse

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Today it means: Of a person: a source of inspiration. Full definition →

Middle French muse ← Latin Mūsa ← Ancient Greek Μοῦσα
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muse · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜοῦσα
  2. Latin · derived fromMūsa
  3. Middle French · derived frommuse
  4. English todaymuse

From Middle French muse, from Latin Mūsa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

muse · verb, noun2

  1. Old French · derived frommuser
  2. Middle English · inherited frommusen
  3. English todaymuse

From Middle English musen, from Old French muser.

muse · noun3

  1. French · derived frommusse
  2. English todaymuse

From French musse. See muset.

Muse · noun4

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜοῦσα
  2. Latin · derived fromMusa
  3. Middle English · inherited fromMuse
  4. English todayMuse

From Middle English Muse, from Latin Musa, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα (Moûsa).

Muse · proper noun5

  1. shn · borrowed fromမူႇၸေႊ
  2. shn · borrowed fromမူႇၸေႊ
  3. English todayMuse

Borrowed from Shan မူႇၸေႊ (mùu tse᷈e).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΜοῦσα all →

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