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Where does “Dumasian” come from?

Dumasian (English) comes from English dumas, from French Dumas, from French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.

Dumasian (English): Of or pertaining to the French writer Alexandre...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the French writer Alexandre...

Ancestry of “Dumasian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdumasplural of duma
2FrenchDumas—
3Frenchmasfarm, ranch, house
4Occitanmasfarmhouse, typical country house
5Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
6Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
7Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences...
8Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
9Middle Frenchmagie—
10Latinmagīa—
11Ancient Greekμαγεία—
12Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
13Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
14Proto-Iranianmagúš—
15Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →