Where does “mozaic” come from?
mozaic (Romanian) comes from French mosaïque, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
mozaic (Romanian): mosaic
Definitions
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Ancestry of “mozaic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mosaïque | mosaic; related to Moses |
| 2 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 3 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 4 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 5 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |