Where does “μά” come from?

μά (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία — to be able.

μά (Ancient Greek): by

Definitions

  1. by

Ancestry of “μά”, step by step

μά traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Italian ma

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

via Proto-Indo-European

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “μά

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