Where does “mosaic” come from?
mosaic (Catalan) comes from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
mosaic (Catalan): mosaic
Definitions
- mosaic
Ancestry of “mosaic”, step by step
mosaic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mosaico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 2 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 3 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 4 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |