Reconstruction:Latin/muso

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

• *amusō

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German muozōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtōn (“to be idle, be at leisure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuso/

Verb

*musō (present infinitive *musāre, perfect active *musāvī, supine *musātum); first conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. gape, idly stare
2. leisurely wander (in one's mind)
3. idly wait

Descendants

• Old French: muser, amuser
  • Middle French: amuser
    • French: amuser
    • → Middle English: amusen
      • English: amuse
  • Middle French: muser
    • French: muser
    • Italian: musare
  • Norman: amuser, amûther (Saint Ouën)
  • Picard: amuseu, museu (Athois)
  • Walloon: amûzer (Charleroi, Liégeois), amusè (Forrières)
  • → Middle Dutch: musen
    • Dutch: muizen
    • West Flemish: musen
  • → Middle English: musen, moysen, mousen
    • English: muse
• Italian: musare
• Old Occitan: amusar, musar
  • Catalan: amusar
  • Occitan: amusar