Where does “museum” come from?

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

museum (Malay): museum: a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value

Definitions

museum: a building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value

Ancestry of “museum”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	museum	museum
2	Latin	mūsēum	a place or temple devoted to the Muses
3	Ancient Greek	μουσεῖον	a home of music poetry; a museum, a...
4	Ancient Greek	μοῦσα	Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον →Every word from Latin mūsēum →