Where does “amăgiaș” come from?
amăgiaș (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.
amăgiaș (Romanian): hoax, farce
Definitions
- hoax, farce
Ancestry of “amăgiaș”, 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 |