Where does “maïs éclaté” come from?
maïs éclaté (French) comes from French maïs, from Old French mais, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa — to be able.
maïs éclaté (French): popcorn
Definitions
- popcorn
Ancestry of “maïs éclaté”, step by step
maïs éclaté traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French maïs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | maïs | corn, maize |
| 2 | Old French | mais | but |
| 3 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 4 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 5 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 6 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 7 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 8 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via French éclaté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | éclaté | past participle of éclater |