Where does “tovenarij” come from?

tovenarij (Dutch) comes from Dutch tovenaar, from Dutch -aar, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

tovenarij (Dutch): sorcery

Definitions

  1. sorcery

Ancestry of “tovenarij”, step by step

tovenarij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tovenaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtovenaarwizard, sorcerer; magician
2Dutch-aarsomeone who practices the action signified by the...
3Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Dutch IJ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIJthe IJ
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz →