Where does “magīa” come from?

magīa (Latin) comes 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.

magīa (Latin): magic, sorcery

Definitions

  1. magic, sorcery

Ancestry of “magīa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
2Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
3Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
4Proto-Iranianmagúš
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “magīa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-