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Where does “musivum” come from?

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

musivum (Late Latin): mosaic

Definitions

  1. mosaic

Ancestry of “musivum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsēum—
2Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musivum”

  • mosaic
  • Mosaic
  • mosaicism
  • mosaicist
  • mosaicplasty
  • photomosaic
  • mosaicked
  • mosaicity
  • mosaiclike
  • mosaical
  • mosaically
  • nonmosaic
  • micromosaic
  • antemosaic
  • mosaiculture
  • demosaic
  • premosaic
  • nanomosaic
  • mosaico
  • mosaïque
  • mosaïste
  • mosaikartig
  • Mosaik
  • alfamosaico
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