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Where does “muséal” come from?

muséal (French) comes from French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

muséal (French): museal, of museums

Definitions

  1. museal, of museums

Ancestry of “muséal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuséemuseum
2Latinmūsēum—
3Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →