Where does “digma” come from?
digma (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δεῖγμα, from Ancient Greek μά, from Old Italian ma, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
digma (Latin): A specimen; An ensign on the shields of soldiers
Definitions
- A specimen; An ensign on the shields of soldiers
Ancestry of “digma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δεῖγμα | specimen, sample; pattern |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μά | by |
| 3 | Old Italian | ma | — |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 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 | — |