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Where does “mūsēum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mūsēum”, step by step

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