Where does “Mosaik” come from?
Mosaik (German) comes from Dutch mozaïek, from Middle French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Mosaik (German): mosaic
Ancestry of “Mosaik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mozaïek | — |
| 2 | Middle French | mosaïque | mosaic; related to Moses |
| 3 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 4 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 5 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 6 | Latin | mūsēum | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
Words derived from “Mosaik”