Where does “muséum” come from?

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

muséum (French): a scientific museum, like that of natural history

Definitions

  1. a scientific museum, like that of natural history

Ancestry of “muséum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsēuma place or temple devoted to the Muses
2Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον →Every word from Latin mūsēum →