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Where does “τμῆμα” come from?

τμῆμα (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.

τμῆμα (Ancient Greek): something cut off; Cut, incision, wound; Section...

Definitions

  1. something cut off; Cut, incision, wound; Section...

Ancestry of “τμῆμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμάby
2Old Italianma—
3Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
4Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
5Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences...
6Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
7Middle Frenchmagie—
8Latinmagīa—
9Ancient Greekμαγεία—
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 “τμῆμα”

  • tmema
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