köken: Borrowed from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós), from μάγος (mágos, “wise man, mage”). See also the archaic mego, which may be a doublet. Doublet of meigo.
köken: Borrowed from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós), from μάγος (mágos, “wise man, mage”). Compare meigo, which is likely a doublet.
Borrowed from English magic, from Middle English magik, magyk, from Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun use of feminine form of magicus), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”), from μάγος (mágos, “magus”). Ultimately from Old Iranian, probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gʰ- (“to be able to, to help; power, sorcerer”). Doublet…