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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 2 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 3 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 4 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 5 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “magis”