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

  1. 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

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

via Ancient Greek ἀπό

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ancient Greek πτύσσω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπτύσσωI fold; 95 CE – 165 CE, Appian, Civil Wars 4.72;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš