Where does “amăgeală” come from?
amăgeală (Romanian) comes from Romanian amăgi, from Vulgar Latin ammagire, from Ancient Greek μαγεύω, from Ancient Greek μάγος, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
amăgeală (Romanian): delusion
Definitions
- delusion
Ancestry of “amăgeală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | amăgi | to delude, entice, tempt, seduce; to deceive,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ammagire | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μαγεύω | cast a spell; bewitch |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μάγος | magical; magician, and derogatorily sorcerer,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |