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Where does “másailéam” come from?

másailéam (Irish) comes from English mausoleum, from Middle English mausoleum, from Latin mausōlēum, from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον, from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος, from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦.

másailéam (Irish): mausoleum

Definitions

  1. mausoleum

Ancestry of “másailéam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmausoleumA large stately tomb or a building housing such a...
2Middle Englishmausoleum—
3Latinmausōlēum—
4Ancient GreekΜαυσωλεῖονof Mausolus
5Ancient GreekΜαύσωλος—
6Carian*𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦—
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