Where does “βερνίκωμα” come from?
βερνίκωμα (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.
βερνίκωμα (Greek): varnishing, polishing, shining
Definitions
- varnishing, polishing, shining
Ancestry of “βερνίκωμα”, step by step
βερνίκωμα 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 | — |
via Greek βερνικώνω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | βερνικώνω | varnish, polish |