museum

museum · noun, verb¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜουσεῖον
2. Latin · derived frommūsēum“library, study”
3. English todaymuseum

From Latin mūsēum (“library, study”), from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)). Doublet of mosaic.

Museum · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜουσεῖον
2. Latin · borrowed fromMūsēum
3. English todayMuseum

Borrowed from Latin Mūsēum, from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, “Muse”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, Muse + -eum.

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