释义 |
magh- To be able, have power. Derivatives include dismay, might1, machine, and magic.- may1, from Old English magan, to be able;
- dismay, from Old French esmaier, to frighten. Both a and b from Germanic *magan, to be able.
- might1, from Old English miht, power, from Germanic suffixed form *mah-ti‑, power.
- main, from Old English mægen, power, from Germanic suffixed form *mag-inam, power.
- Suffixed lengthened-grade form *māgh-anā‑, "that which enables." machine, mechanic, mechanism, mechano-; deus ex machina, from Greek (Attic) mēkhanē, (Doric) mākhanā, device.
- Possibly suffixed form *magh-u‑. magic, magus, from Old Persian maguš, member of a priestly caste (< "mighty one").
[Pokorny magh‑ 695.] |
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