Where does “museum” come from?

Museum comes from Latin museum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek Μοῦσα, from Ancient Greek Μονθια, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.

museum (English): A building or institution dedicated to the...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	mūsēum	a place or temple devoted to the Muses
2	Ancient Greek	μουσεῖον	a home of music poetry; a museum, a...
3	Ancient Greek	μοῦσα	Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...