muzeum

Polish

noun

Definitions

museum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūsēum (library, study) derived 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

museum English
museo Finnish
museum Latin
mūsēum Latin
Museum German
museal German
museo Italian
musée French
музе́й Russian
музей Russian
Μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
Μοῦσᾰ Ancient Greek
μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
museu Portuguese
museum Danish
museu Sicilian