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