Where does “Mausolus” come from?

Mausolus (English) comes from Latin Mausōlus, from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος, from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦.

Mausolus (English): A ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire, famous for being buried in the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Definitions

  1. A ruler of Caria and satrap of the Achaemenid Empire, famous for being buried in the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Ancestry of “Mausolus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMausōlus—
2Ancient GreekΜαύσωλοςMausolus or Maussolus
3Carian*𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦—
Every word from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦 →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος →Every word from Latin Mausōlus →