Where does “magasin” come from?

magasin (Middle French) comes from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن, from Arabic مَخْزَن, from French magasin, from Old French maguesin.

magasin (Middle French): warehouse, store

Definitions

  1. warehouse, store

Ancestry of “magasin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
2Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
3Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...
4Frenchmagasinshop, store; magazine; barn
5Old Frenchmaguesin—

Words derived from “magasin”

Every word from Old French maguesin →Every word from Italian magazzino →Every word from Arabic مَخَازِن →