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

  1. hoax, farce

Ancestry of “amăgiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianamăgito delude, entice, tempt, seduce; to deceive,...
2Vulgar Latinammagire
3Ancient Greekμαγεύωcast a spell; bewitch
4Ancient Greekμάγοςmagical; magician, and derogatorily sorcerer,...
5Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
6Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
7Proto-Iranianmagúš
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš
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