Where does “amăgitor” come from?
amăgitor (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.
amăgitor (Romanian): deceiving
Definitions
- deceiving
Ancestry of “amăgitor”, 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 |