Where does “masía” come from?

masía (Spanish) comes from Catalan masia, from Catalan Mas, from Old Catalan mas, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie.

masía (Spanish): country house, cabin

Definitions

  1. country house, cabin

Ancestry of “masía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmasiacountry house
2CatalanMasfarmhouse, typical country house in Catalan-speaking and Occitan-speaking territories
3Old Catalanmas
4Latinmagismore; more greatly; better
5Dutchmagischmagical, controlled or determined by supernatural...
6Dutchmagiemagic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
7Frenchmagiemagic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;...
8Middle Frenchmagie
9Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
10Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
11Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
12Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
13Proto-Iranianmagúš
14Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s