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Where does “maguesin” come from?

maguesin (Old French) comes from Arabic مَخَازِن, from Arabic مَخْزَن, from French magasin, from Italian magazzino — warehouse, store; stock; department store.

Ancestry of “maguesin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maguesin”

  • magasin
  • garde-magasin
  • emmagasiner
  • emmagasinage
  • magasinier
  • magasiner
  • magasinage
  • magazynier
  • magasin
  • magasin
  • magasin
  • gratismagasin
  • magaziner
  • magazin
  • magazine
  • magasîn
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