meigo

Spanish

noun

Definitions

(NW Spain) A person who is believed to have made a pact with the devil.

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician meigo derived from Old Portuguese meigo derived from Latin magicus (magical).

Origin

Latin

magicus

Gloss

magical

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

magicus Latin
mītificus Latin
mágikus Hungarian
magico Italian
mágico Spanish, Castilian
μαγικός Ancient Greek
meigo Portuguese
mágico Portuguese
magický Czech
magique Old French
màgic Catalan, Valencian
meiga Galician
meigo Galician
meigo Old Portuguese

mágico