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
- shop, store, retail outlet; office
Ancestry of “μαγαζί”, step by step
μαγαζί traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian magazzino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | magazzino | warehouse, store; stock; department store |
| 2 | Arabic | مَخَازِن | storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,... |
| 3 | Arabic | مَخْزَن | warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",... |
| 4 | French | magasin | shop, store; magazine; barn |
| 5 | Old French | maguesin | — |
via Byzantine Greek μαγαζίον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | μαγαζίον | — |