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Where does “דוגמה” come from?

דוגמה (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic דּוּגְמָא, from Ancient Greek δεῖγμα, from Ancient Greek μά, from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.

דוגמה (Hebrew): an example, a sample, a specimen; a pattern;...

Definitions

  1. an example, a sample, a specimen; a pattern;...

Ancestry of “דוגמה”, step by step

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