ethnomusicology

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)der. English ethno- English music Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English musicology English ethnomusicology From ethno- + musicology.

1. The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.