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Where does “mausōlēum” come from?

mausōlēum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μαυσωλεῖον, from Ancient Greek Μαύσωλος, from Carian *𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦.

Ancestry of “mausōlēum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜαυσωλεῖονof Mausolus
2Ancient GreekΜαύσωλος—
3Carian*𐊪𐊠𐊲𐊸𐊫𐊦—
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