Where does “magasin” come from?
magasin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Arabic مَخْزَن, from French magasin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن — storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
magasin (Norwegian Nynorsk): a magazine; a reservoir; a department store
Definitions
- a magazine; a reservoir; a department store
Ancestry of “magasin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مَخْزَن | warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",... |
| 2 | French | magasin | shop, store; magazine; barn |
| 3 | Italian | magazzino | warehouse, store; stock; department store |
| 4 | Arabic | مَخَازِن | storerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,... |