museu
Portuguese
/mu.ˈzew/
noun
Definitions
- museum
Etymology
Derived 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
- museo Italian
- musée French
- музе́й Russian
- музейный Russian
- museo Spanish, Castilian
- museografía Spanish, Castilian
- museología Spanish, Castilian
- museístico Spanish, Castilian
- museógrafo Spanish, Castilian
- Μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
- Μοῦσᾰ Ancient Greek
- μουσεῖον Ancient Greek
- antimuseu Portuguese
- muzeum Polish
- museum Danish
- музей Persian
- muzejs Latvian
- музей Bulgarian
- muzey Azerbaijani
- מוזיי Yiddish
- музей Mongolian
- museu Sicilian
- muzei Veps
- muzey Uzbek
- müzey Crimean Tatar
- muzeý Turkmen
- muzei Solon
- музей Dungan