English
Musagetes
Musagetes comes from Doric Greek Μουσαγέτης.
- Doric GreekmodernΜουσαγέτηςMousagétēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMūsagetēs
- EnglishtodayMusagetes
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Doric GreekmodernΜουσαγέτηςMousagétēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMūsagetēs
- EnglishtodayMusagetes
A compound of Μοῦσα ‘Muse’ + ἀγέτης ‘leader’
Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
Ancient Greek Μοῦσα ‘Muse’
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- ‘to seek out’
Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι ‘to lead’
Doric Greek ἡγέτης ‘leader’
The story
Borrowed from Latin Mūsagetēs, from Doric Greek Μουσαγέτης (Mousagétēs), from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”) + Doric Greek ἀγέτης (agétēs, “leader”), literally “leader of the Muses”.
Every English word from Doric Greek Μουσαγέτης
Today it means
name Epithet of Apollo
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Doric Greek Μουσαγέτης / Musagetes