Where does “magasin” come from?

magasin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic مَخْزَن, from French magasin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن — storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...

magasin (Norwegian Bokmål): a magazine; a reservoir; a department store

Definitions

  1. a magazine; a reservoir; a department store

Ancestry of “magasin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...
2Frenchmagasinshop, store; magazine; barn
3Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
4Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
Every word from Arabic مَخَازِن →Every word from Arabic مَخْزَن →Every word from French magasin →