Where does “bloodmage” come from?
bloodmage (English) comes from English mage, from Middle English mages, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s — to be able.
Ancestry of “bloodmage”, step by step
bloodmage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mage | A magician, wizard or sorcerer |
| 2 | Middle English | mages | Wizards, occult scholars; those with great... |
| 3 | Latin | magus | magic, magical; magician, and derogatorily... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via English Blood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blood | A member of the Los Angeles gang The Bloods |
| 2 | Middle English | blood | blood |
| 3 | Old English | blōd | blood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blōd | blood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blōþą | blood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |