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

  1. specimen, sample; pattern

Ancestry of “δεῖγμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάby
2Old Italianma
3Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
4Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
5Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
6Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
7Middle Frenchmagie
8Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
9Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
10Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
11Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
12Proto-Iranianmagúš
13Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “δεῖγμα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš