English
Muse
Muse comes from Latin Musa, and goes back to Ancient Greek Μοῦσα.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜοῦσαMoûsa
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMusa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Muse‘A Muse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1645same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜοῦσαMoûsa
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMusa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Muse‘A Muse’
- Englishearliest quotation 1645same form
Earliest quotation: 1645, John Milton: “And hears the Muſes in a ring, Ay round…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
money, mind, amount, comment, mental, mouth, remain, mention, mountain, permanent, monster, auto, mount, min, monitor, monetary, demonstration, musical, mentor, monk, mint, monument, maya, dementia, monte, imminent, monastery, amnesty, mosaic, eminent, summon, menace, ming, prominence, mas, mandarin, mantra, mont, mania, amnesia, 127 more
through Ancient Greek Μοῦσα
Another origin of Muse
- Shanmodernမူႇၸေႊ
- EnglishtodayMuse
Today it means
noun One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Μοῦσα / Muse