Where does “muse” come from?
muse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
muse (Norwegian Nynorsk): museum
Ancestry of “muse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | musée | museum |
| 2 | Latin | mūsēum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |