Where does “magare” come from?

magare (Italian) comes from Italian mago, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

magare (Italian): to bewitch, to enchant, to bespell

Definitions

  1. to bewitch, to enchant, to bespell

Ancestry of “magare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmagomagician, wizard; fortuneteller; conjurer,...
2Latinmagusmagic, magical; magician, and derogatorily...
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-