Where does “magicianly” come from?

magicianly (English) comes from English magician, from Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.

magicianly (English): Like or befitting a magician

Definitions

  1. Like or befitting a magician

Ancestry of “magicianly”, step by step

magicianly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English magician

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagicianA person who plays with or practices allegedly...
2Middle Englishmagicienmagician, mage
3Middle Frenchmagicien—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle French magicien →Every word from Middle English magicien →Every word from English magician →