Etymology Explorer › Georgian

Where does “მადონა” come from?

მადონა (Georgian) comes from Italian Madonna, from Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa — to be able.

Ancestry of “მადონა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMadonna—
2Italianmabut; Abbreviation of mamma; Indicates emotion or...
3Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
4Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
5Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences...
6Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
7Middle Frenchmagie—
8Latinmagīa—
9Ancient Greekμαγεία—
10Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
11Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
12Proto-Iranianmagúš—
13Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
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