Where does “Madonnawise” come from?
Madonnawise (English) comes from English madonna, from Italian Madonna, from Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
Madonnawise (English): In the manner of the Virgin Mary
Definitions
- In the manner of the Virgin Mary
Ancestry of “Madonnawise”, step by step
Madonnawise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English madonna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | madonna | A one-footed lien-to-tail trick, where the front... |
| 2 | Italian | Madonna | Madonna, Our Lady |
| 3 | Italian | ma | but; Abbreviation of mamma; Indicates emotion or... |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |