Where does “museu” come from?

museu (Sicilian) comes from Italian museo, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

museu (Sicilian): museum

Definitions

museum

Ancestry of “museu”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	museo	museum
2	Latin	mūsēum	a place or temple devoted to the Muses
3	Ancient Greek	μουσεῖον	a home of music poetry; a museum, a...
4	Ancient Greek	μοῦσα	Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον →Every word from Latin mūsēum →