Where does “maggie” come from?
maggie (English) comes from English magpie, from English PIE, from Middle English pie, from Old French pié, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
maggie (English): One of several kinds of bird in the family...
Definitions
- One of several kinds of bird in the family...
Ancestry of “maggie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | magpie | One of several kinds of bird in the family... |
| 2 | English | PIE | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pie | Alternative form of pye |
| 4 | Old French | pié | foot |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |