Where does “muzej” come from?

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

muzej (Serbo-Croatian): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “muzej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsēuma place or temple devoted to the Muses
2Ancient Greekμουσεῖονa home of music poetry; a museum, a...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “muzej

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσαEvery word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖονEvery word from Latin mūsēum