Where does “mischieve” come from?
mischieve (English) comes from Middle English myscheven, from Old French meschever, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
mischieve (English): To destroy; To damage, do harm to; to injure
Definitions
- To destroy; To damage, do harm to; to injure
Ancestry of “mischieve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | myscheven | To hurt, endanger, or injure someone physically or otherwise |
| 2 | Old French | meschever | to fail; to make a mistake; to suffer a... |
| 3 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |