Where does “mausolea” come from?

mausolea (English) comes from English mausoleum, from Middle English mausoleum, from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον, from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος, from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦.

mausolea (English): plural of mausoleum

Definitions

  1. plural of mausoleum

Ancestry of “mausolea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmausoleumA large stately tomb or a building housing such a...
2Middle Englishmausoleum—
3Latinmausōlēummausoleum
4Ancient GreekΜαυσωλεῖονof Mausolus
5Ancient GreekΜαύσωλοςMausolus or Maussolus
6Carian*𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦—
Every word from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦 →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος →Every word from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον →