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
Ancestry of “maïs éclaté”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 6 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 7 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 8 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 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 |