Where does “magia” come from?

magia (Spanish) comes from Late Latin magia, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

magia (Spanish): magic; spell, charm, conjuration; wizardry

Definitions

  1. magic; spell, charm, conjuration; wizardry

Ancestry of “magia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmagiamagic, sorcery
2Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “magia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →