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
Ancestry of “magasin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | magazzino | warehouse, store; stock; department store |
| 2 | Arabic | مَخَازِن | storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,... |
| 3 | Arabic | مَخْزَن | warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",... |
| 4 | French | magasin | shop, store; magazine; barn |
| 5 | Old French | maguesin | — |
Words derived from “magasin”