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
Ancestry of “tmema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τμῆμα | something cut off; Cut, incision, wound; Section... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μά | by |
| 3 | Old Italian | ma | — |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 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 | — |