Where does “tmema” come from?

tmema (English) comes from Ancient Greek τμῆμα, from Ancient Greek μά, from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.

tmema (English): segment; section

Definitions

  1. segment; section

Ancestry of “tmema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτμῆμαsomething cut off; Cut, incision, wound; Section...
2Ancient Greekμάby
3Old Italianma
4Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
5Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
6Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
7Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
8Middle Frenchmagie
9Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
10Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
11Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
12Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
13Proto-Iranianmagúš
14Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s
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