museum
Latin
noun
Definitions
- museum
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (a shrine of the Muses, seat of the Muses).
Origin
Ancient Greek
Μουσεῖον
Gloss
a shrine of the Muses, seat of the Muses
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- museo Finnish
- musaicum Latin
- musivum (opus), musivum Latin
- mūsēum Latin
- museo Italian
- kunstmuseum Dutch, Flemish
- museum Dutch, Flemish
- muséum French
- museo Spanish, Castilian
- museografía Spanish, Castilian
- museología Spanish, Castilian
- museístico Spanish, Castilian
- museógrafo Spanish, Castilian
- Μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
- Μοῦσᾰ Ancient Greek
- museu Portuguese
- konstmuseum Swedish
- museitåg Swedish
- museum Swedish
- nationalmuseum Swedish
- museum Afrikaans