Etymology of the Latin word magus
the Latin word
magus (magic, magical; wise, learned man; magician)
derived from the Greek word
magos, μάγος (a Magian; Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician)
derived from the Old Persian word
magusderived from the Old Persian word
magušderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*magh-derived from the Old Persian word
magŭsDerivations in Latin
magiDerivations in other languages
French
mage, Portuguese
magoCognates
Italian
mago
