Where does “δεῖγμα” come from?
δεῖγμα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μά, from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa — to be able.
δεῖγμα (Ancient Greek): specimen, sample; pattern
Definitions
- specimen, sample; pattern
Ancestry of “δεῖγμα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | μά | by |
| 2 | Old Italian | ma | — |
| 3 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 4 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 5 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 6 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 7 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 8 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
Words derived from “δεῖγμα”