Where does “Magie” come from?
Magie (Luxembourgish) comes from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
Magie (Luxembourgish): magic
Definitions
- magic
Ancestry of “Magie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 2 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 3 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |