LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

musō

*musō (present infinitive *musāre, perfect active *musāvī, supine *musātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructiongape, idly stare
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionleisurely wander (in one's mind)
  3. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionidly wait

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Frenchamuserfrom Old French muser
  • Englishamusefrom Old French muser
  • Frenchmuserfrom Old French muser
  • Italianmusarefrom Old French muser
  • Englishmusefrom Old French muser
  • Catalanamusarfrom Old Occitan amusar
  • Occitanamusarfrom Old Occitan amusar
  • Normanamuserfrom Old French muser
  • Normanamûtherfrom Old French muser
  • Picardamuseufrom Old French muser

Quick answers

What does musō mean in Latin?
musō, a verb, means “gape, idly stare; leisurely wander (in one's mind); idly wait”.
What are the principal parts of musō?
musō, *musāre, *musāvī, *musātum (first conjugation).