From Middle English sorcery, borrowed from Middle French sorcerie, ultimately derived from Latin sors (“fate”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Cognate with serō, seriēs, sermō.
Using spells, believing in evil spirits, and other examples of witchcraft are all part of sorcery. Sorcery is popular with wizards and witches and anyone else with a bubbling caldron. The Latin sors for "fate" shows up in the word sorcery, which is a way to try to affect fate through unnatural, evil ways.
The root word for magic (Greek: mageia; Latin: magia) derives from the Greek term magoi, which refers to a Median tribe in Persia and their religion, Zoroastrianism.
Magic roots
The Indo-European root of “magic” is MAGH, might or power, with an additional implication of largeness. Another root, also MAGH, thought to be distinct, meant to fight, but it is hard to believe that these two roots were not somehow related.
Etymology. From Middle English sorcerere, from Old French sorcier, from Vulgar Latin *sortiarius, from Latin sors, sortis (“oracular response”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).
Pharmacy is a combination of the Greek term * pharama form IE * bher- (to charm, enchant) and -(a)-ko- resulting in * pharmako- (magic, charm, cure, potion, medicine) and in Latin pharmacie.
1400, Englished form of Latin magus "magician, learned magician," from Greek magos, a word used for the Persian learned and priestly class as portrayed in the Bible (said by ancient historians to have been originally the name of a Median tribe), from Old Persian magush "magician" (see magic and compare magi).
The five magic words are; Please, Thank you, I'm sorry, Pardon me and Excuse me. These five magic words are words that must be infused in every growing child's vocabulary. Magic words are important because it would help children learn polite language and the appropriate situations in which to use them.
From Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin universum (“all things, as a whole, the universe”), neuter of universus (“all together, whole, entire, collective, general, literally turned or combined into one”), from uni-, combining form of unus (“one”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle ...
The word pharmakon is used to mean drug or poison, but also magic spell or incantation (that is, something that creates a powerful effect in an unknown way), and the masculine pharmakeus and (even more often) feminine pharmakis are terms for those who use magic spells to harm others.
The positive meaning, however, is found in the writings of the magicians themselves, especially in the Greek Magical Papyri. The negative meaning was taken over by the Romans; in Latin the terms are magia, magicus, and magus, as well as maleficium and maleficus.
draíocht f (genitive singular draíochta, nominative plural draíochta) druidic art, druidism. witchcraft, magic; charm, enchantment.
magic (n.)
The transferred sense of "legerdemain, optical illusion, etc." is from 1811. It displaced Old English wiccecræft (see witch); also drycræft, from dry "magician," from Irish drui "priest, magician" (see Druid).
Theurgia connoted an exalted form of magic, and philosophers interested in magic adopted this term to distinguish themselves from the magoi or góētes (γόητες, singular γόης góēs, "sorcerer, wizard") — lower-class practitioners.
Bible Gateway attributes the increased interest in sorcery to the Greek root word φαρμακεία or pharmakeia. Some Christians used the lexical connection between the Greek word and the modern English word “pharmaceuticals” to claim the Bible warned about vaccinations, particularly the Covid-19 vaccine.
and directly from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Greek pharmakeia "a healing or harmful medicine, a healing or poisonous herb; a drug, poisonous potion; magic (potion), dye, raw material for physical or chemical processing."
The words “I love you” are the most powerful three words in the universe, when they are spoken from, and heard by, the heart.
The 2 Most POWERFUL Words in the Universe are… “I AM.” “God” which translates to the word 🧘🏾“OM.” of your brain🧠, which is your SUBCONSCIOUS mind.
From Greek kosmo-, combining form of kósmos “order, good order, government, world order, the universe”; see origin at cosmos.
Abracadabra – magic word used by magicians.
Magic 200 Words Activities
The front of these Learning Boards match the ones sent home from school and are ideal for learning the Magic 200 Words, which are the 101-200 most frequently used words in reading and writing.
This adjective comes from the Late Latin mythicus, "legendary," and the Greek root mythos, "anything delivered by world of mouth."
Etymology. 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”).
The word mythology [F or LL; F mythologie, fr. LL mythologia interpretation of myths, fr. Gk], borrowed from the compound of the Greek words mythos (story) + logos (speech), in itself tells a story of ancient times, as myths were once passed from person to person only through the spoken word.