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