Where does “Michaelmas term” come from?
Michaelmas term (English) comes from English Michaelmas, from English Mas, from French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.
Michaelmas term (English): The first term of the legal year, running from...
Definitions
- The first term of the legal year, running from...
Ancestry of “Michaelmas term”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Michaelmas | — |
| 2 | English | Mas | Master, used as a title of respect; The title of... |
| 3 | French | mas | farm, ranch, house |
| 4 | Occitan | mas | farmhouse, typical country house |
| 5 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 6 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 7 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 8 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 9 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 10 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |