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

  1. A non-academic periodical publication, generally...

Ancestry of “magazine”, step by step

magazine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English magasyne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmagasyne—
2Middle Frenchmagasinwarehouse, store
3Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
4Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
5Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...

via French magasin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmagasinshop, store; magazine; barn
2Old Frenchmaguesin—

Words derived from “magazine”

Every word from Arabic مَخْزَن →Every word from Italian magazzino →Every word from Arabic مَخَازِن →