Where does “farmazonie” come from?
farmazonie (Romanian) comes from Romanian farmazon, from Russian фармазон, from French franc-maçon, from English Freemason, from English Mason, from Middle English masoun, from Anglo-Norman French machun, from Old French maçon.
farmazonie (Romanian): magic, spell
Definitions
- magic, spell
Ancestry of “farmazonie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | farmazon | wizard |
| 2 | Russian | фармазон | freemason, mason |
| 3 | French | franc-maçon | Freemason |
| 4 | English | Freemason | A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization |
| 5 | English | Mason | A Freemason |
| 6 | Middle English | masoun | — |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman French | machun | — |
| 8 | Old French | maçon | mason; builder |
| 9 | Latin | maciō | mason |
| 10 | Frankish | makōn | to build, make, work; to work, build, make; to... |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |