'music-hater' originates from English, specifically the compound of 'music' and 'hater', where 'music' came from Old French 'musique' via Latin 'musica' and Greek 'mousike' meaning 'art of the Muses', and 'hater' is formed from the verb 'hate' + agentive '-er' (Old English 'hatan' meaning 'to hate').

'music' changed from Old French 'musique' and Latin 'musica' (from Greek 'mousike'), and 'hater' developed as the agentive form of Old English 'hatan' > Middle English 'heten'/'hate' plus '-er', eventually forming the modern compound 'music-hater'.

Initially, 'music' referred to the art or practices of the Muses and 'hate' meant intense dislike; combining them always produced the literal sense 'a person who hates music', and that basic meaning has been retained in modern usage.