Where does “magazine” come from?
Magazine comes from Middle French magasin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic makhāzin (storehouses), the plural of Arabic khazna, derived from the verb khazana (to store or treasure up).
magazine (English): A non-academic periodical publication, generally...
Definitions
- A non-academic periodical publication, generally...
Ancestry of “magazine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | magasyne | — |
| 2 | Middle French | magasin | warehouse, store |
| 3 | Italian | magazzino | warehouse, store; stock; department store |
| 4 | Arabic | مَخَازِن | storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,... |
| 5 | Arabic | مَخْزَن | warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",... |
Words derived from “magazine”