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Where does “موزه” come from?

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

Ancestry of “موزه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuséemuseum
2Latinmūsēum—
3Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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