Where does “muzejs” come from?

muzejs (Latvian) comes from Russian музе́й, from French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

muzejs (Latvian): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “muzejs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмузе́йmuseum
2Frenchmuséemuseum
3Latinmūsēuma place or temple devoted to the Muses
4Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
5Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσαEvery word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖονEvery word from Latin mūsēum