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Where does “αδέρφωμα” come from?

αδέρφωμα (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.

αδέρφωμα (Greek): Alternative form of αδέλφωμα

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of αδέλφωμα

Ancestry of “αδέρφωμα”, step by step

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