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Where does “muzeum” come from?

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

muzeum (Polish): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “muzeum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “muzeum”

  • музей
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