Where does “mathemagical” come from?
mathemagical (English) comes from English magical, from English magic, from Middle English magyk, from Old French magique, from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 — to be able.
mathemagical (English): Involving mathematical "magic" or trickery
Definitions
- Involving mathematical "magic" or trickery
Ancestry of “mathemagical”, step by step
mathemagical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magical | Of or relating to magic; Enchanting |
| 2 | English | magic | The application of rituals or actions, especially... |
| 3 | Middle English | magyk | Alternative form of magik |
| 4 | Old French | magique | — |
| 5 | Latin | magicus | magic, magical |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαγικός | magical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via English mathematical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mathematical | Of, or relating to mathematics; Possible but... |
| 2 | English | mathematics | An abstract representational system used in the... |
| 3 | English | mathematic | mathematical |
| 4 | Old French | mathematique | — |
| 5 | Latin | mathēmatica | mathematics |
| 6 | Latin | mathēmaticus | Of or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαθηματικός | scientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |