Where does “meigo” come from?

meigo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese meigo, from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός, 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.

meigo (Galician): bewitching, seductive; a wizard, a witch doctor;...

Definitions

  1. bewitching, seductive; a wizard, a witch doctor;...

Ancestry of “meigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemeigo—
2Latinmagicusmagic, magical
3Ancient Greekμαγικόςmagical
4Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
5Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
6Proto-Iranianmagúš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “meigo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →