Where does “Magianism” come from?
Magianism (English) comes from English Magian, from English Magɨ, from Middle English mages, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
Magianism (English): Zoroastrianism
Definitions
- Zoroastrianism
Ancestry of “Magianism”, step by step
Magianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Magian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Magian | One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian... |
| 2 | English | Magɨ | A Trans-New Guinea language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | Middle English | mages | Wizards, occult scholars; those with great... |
| 4 | Latin | magus | magic, magical; magician, and derogatorily... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |