Where does “magie” come from?
magie (French) comes from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s — to be able.
magie (French): magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
Definitions
- magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
Ancestry of “magie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 2 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
Words derived from “magie”