Where does “magico-” come from?

magico- (English) comes from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

magico- (English): magic, magical

Definitions

  1. magic, magical

Ancestry of “magico-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagicusmagic, magical
2Ancient Greekμαγικόςmagical
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “magico-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →