Where does “ἀπόπτυγμα” come from?
ἀπόπτυγμα (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.
ἀπόπτυγμα (Ancient Greek): a portion of a χιτών folded back
Definitions
- a portion of a χιτών folded back
Ancestry of “ἀπόπτυγμα”, step by step
ἀπόπτυγμα traces back through 3 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 |
via Ancient Greek ἀπό
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Ancient Greek πτύσσω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πτύσσω | I fold; 95 CE – 165 CE, Appian, Civil Wars 4.72;... |