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.
Ancestry of “Magianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Magian | One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian... |
| 2 | English | Magɨ | — |
| 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 |