Where does “meigo” come from?
meigo (Spanish) comes from Galician meigo, from Old Portuguese meigo, from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš — to be able.
meigo (Spanish): A person who is believed to have made a pact with...
Definitions
- A person who is believed to have made a pact with...
Ancestry of “meigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | meigo | bewitching, seductive; a wizard, a witch doctor;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | meigo | — |
| 3 | Latin | magicus | magic, magical |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μαγικός | magical |
| 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 |