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Where does “minimuseum” come from?

minimuseum (English) comes from English museum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

minimuseum (English): A small museum

Definitions

  1. A small museum

Ancestry of “minimuseum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuseumA building or institution dedicated to the...
2Latinmūsēum—
3Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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