Where does “només” come from?
només (Catalan) comes from Catalan més, from Old Catalan mas, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa — to be able.
només (Catalan): only, just
Definitions
- only, just
Ancestry of “només”, step by step
només traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan més
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | més | more; most |
| 2 | Old Catalan | mas | — |
| 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 Catalan no
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | no | no; not, main negation marker |
| 2 | Old Catalan | no | — |
| 3 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 4 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Aragonese mes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aragonese | mes | month |