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