Where does “魔術師” come from?

魔術師 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 魔術, from Japanese 魔, from Middle Chinese 魔.

魔術師 (Japanese): magician, conjurer; a user of magic: a sorcerer,...

Definitions

  1. magician, conjurer; a user of magic: a sorcerer,...

Ancestry of “魔術師”, step by step

魔術師 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 魔術

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese魔術spellcraft, sorcery, witchcraft
2Japanese魔devil, demon; supernatural; evil
3Middle Chinese魔—

via Japanese 師

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese師expert, master, practitioner; master,...
Every word from Middle Chinese 魔 →Every word from Japanese 魔 →Every word from Japanese 魔術 →