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Where does “megesin” come from?

megesin (Tok Pisin) comes from English magazine, from Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin, from Italian magazzino, from Arabic مَخَازِن, from Arabic مَخْزَن — warehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...

megesin (Tok Pisin): magazine

Definitions

  1. magazine

Ancestry of “megesin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagazineA non-academic periodical publication, generally...
2Middle Englishmagasyne—
3Middle Frenchmagasinwarehouse, store
4Italianmagazzinowarehouse, store; stock; department store
5Arabicمَخَازِنstorerooms", "storehouses; storerooms,...
6Arabicمَخْزَنwarehouse; storeroom, storehouse; storeroom",...
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