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Music comes from Latin mūsica ‘music’, from Ancient Greek μουσική ‘any of the Muses’ arts, especially music’, from μουσικός ‘musical’, and ultimately from Μοῦσα ‘Muse’.

1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜοῦσα¹Moûsa‘Muse’
2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμουσικός²mousikós‘musical’
3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμουσική¹mousikḗ‘any of the Muses’ arts, especially music’
4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmūsica¹‘music’
5. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400musik¹
6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500musik¹
7. Englishearliest quotation 1669music¹

1. ¹ Wiktionary, English music
2. ² Wiktionary, Ancient Greek μουσική
3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1669, Theophilus Gale, Both Philologie and Philosophie: “Again, Moſes was the firſt that brought in ſacred…”.