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
- something cut off; Cut, incision, wound; Section...
Ancestry of “τμῆμα”, step by step
τμῆμα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek μά
| 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 occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 6 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 7 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 8 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 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 |