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Where does “μαγαζί” come from?

μαγαζί (Greek) comes from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن, from Arabic مَخْزَن, from French magasin, from Old French maguesin.

μαγαζί (Greek): shop, store, retail outlet; office

Definitions

  1. shop, store, retail outlet; office

Ancestry of “μαγαζί”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
2Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
3Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...
4Frenchmagasinshop, store; magazine; barn
5Old Frenchmaguesin—
Every word from Old French maguesin →