Where does “Roodmas” come from?
Roodmas (English) comes from English Mas, from French mas, from Occitan mas, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
Roodmas (English): Feast of the Cross
Definitions
- Feast of the Cross
Ancestry of “Roodmas”, step by step
Roodmas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mas | Master, used as a title of respect; The title of... |
| 2 | French | mas | farm, ranch, house |
| 3 | Occitan | mas | farmhouse, typical country house |
| 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 | — |
via English rood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rood | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | rode | A cross or gibbet; The cross of Christ; The cross... |
| 3 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |