Where does “magia” come from?
magia (Italian) comes from Late Latin magia, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, 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.
magia (Italian): magic; spell, charm, conjuration
Definitions
- magic; spell, charm, conjuration
Ancestry of “magia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | magia | magic, sorcery |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |