Etymology of the English word museum
the English word
museumderived from the Latin word
museumderived from the Greek word
Mouseionderived from the Greek word
Mouseiosderived from the Greek word
Mousaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Greek word
mouseîonderived from the Greek word
moûsaderived from the Greek word
mouseion, μουσεῖον
derived from the Greek word
mousa, μοῦσα
derived from the Latin word
Museumderived from the Greek word
Mouseionderived from the Greek word
Mouseiosderived from the Greek word
Mousaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-derived from the Greek word
mouseion, μουσεῖον
derived from the Greek word
mousa, μοῦσα
Date
The earliest known usage of museum in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
museumgoer,
museologyCognates
Dutch
museum, French
musée, German
Museum, Italian
museo, Latin
museum, Lithuanian
muziejus, Norwegian
museum, Polish
muzeum, Russian
музeй, Swedish
museumUsage
Word found in Modern English
