Where does “magus” come from?

Magus derives from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μάγος, originally referring to a member of the Median priestly caste.

magus (English): A magician; a conjurer or sorcerer, especially...

Definitions

  1. A magician; a conjurer or sorcerer, especially...

Ancestry of “magus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “magus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-