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Where does “Magie” come from?

Magie (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

Magie (German): magic

Definitions

  1. magic

Ancestry of “Magie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Magie”

  • magisch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →