Where does “jammais” come from?
jammais (Interlingua) comes from French jamais, from Old French ja mais, from Old French mais, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
jammais (Interlingua): ever
Ancestry of “jammais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | jamais | never; ever |
| 2 | Old French | ja mais | Alternative form of ja més |
| 3 | Old French | mais | but |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 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 | — |