Where does “båtmesse” come from?
båtmesse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk messe, from English mess, from Middle English mes, from Old French mes, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie.
båtmesse (Norwegian Nynorsk): a boat show
Ancestry of “båtmesse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | messe | Mass; a trade fair; a mess |
| 2 | English | mess | A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things;... |
| 3 | Middle English | mes | serving |
| 4 | Old French | mes | but; my |
| 5 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 6 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 7 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery ; hence supernatural occurrences... |
| 8 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 9 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 10 | Latin | magīa | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 13 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 14 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |