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Where does “trimagic” come from?

trimagic (English) comes 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, from Proto-Iranian magúš — to be able.

trimagic (English): Of a magic cube: remaining magic even if all its...

Definitions

  1. Of a magic cube: remaining magic even if all its...

Ancestry of “trimagic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagicThe application of rituals or actions, especially...
2Middle EnglishmagykAlternative form of magik
3Old Frenchmagique—
4Latinmagicusmagic, magical
5Ancient Greekμαγικόςmagical
6Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
7Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
8Proto-Iranianmagúš—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
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