Where does “άνοιγμα” come from?
άνοιγμα (Greek) comes from Greek μα, from Ancient Greek μά, from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
άνοιγμα (Greek): opening; opening up; deficit
Definitions
- opening; opening up; deficit
Ancestry of “άνοιγμα”, step by step
άνοιγμα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek μα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | μα | but; by |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μά | by |
| 3 | Old Italian | ma | — |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 12 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |