Where does “myschevous” come from?
myschevous (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman meschevous, from Old French meschever, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.
myschevous (Middle English): Sorrowful, distraught; experiencing hardship or...
Definitions
- Sorrowful, distraught; experiencing hardship or...
Ancestry of “myschevous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | meschevous | — |
| 2 | Old French | meschever | to fail; to make a mistake; to suffer a... |
| 3 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 4 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 5 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 6 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 7 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 8 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 9 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “myschevous”