Where does “magis” come from?
magis (Latin) comes from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 — to be able.
magis (Latin): more; more greatly; better
Definitions
- more; more greatly; better
Ancestry of “magis”, step by step
magis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch magisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 2 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 3 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 4 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 5 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |