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مَخْزَن · Arabic
noun · Arabic
Reading: makhzan (Arabic)
Storeroom or storehouse.. Storeroom or storehouse.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for مَخْزَن does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
Arabic–Mediterranean Europe–English lexical corridor — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
Arabic مَخْزَن (makhzan) means a storeroom or storehouse and is the singular behind the plural form in the displayed ancestry. Arabic > Etymology and Noun
English magazine is traced ultimately to Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), the plural of مَخْزَن, through Italian magazzino and French magasin. English > Etymology
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
مَخَازِن · Arabic
noun · Arabic
Reading: maḵāzin (Arabic plural)
Storehouses; plural form in the reported etymology.. Storehouses; plural form in the reported etymology.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for مَخَازِن does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
Arabic–Mediterranean Europe–English lexical corridor — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
Arabic مَخْزَن (makhzan) means a storeroom or storehouse and is the singular behind the plural form in the displayed ancestry. Arabic > Etymology and Noun
English magazine is traced ultimately to Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), the plural of مَخْزَن, through Italian magazzino and French magasin. English > Etymology
Italian magazzino means storehouse or warehouse and is the source of French magasin in the displayed route. Italian > Etymology
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
magazzino · Italian
noun · Italian
Reading: ma-gat-TSI-no (Italian)
Storehouse, warehouse.. Storehouse, warehouse.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for magazzino does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
Arabic–Mediterranean Europe–English lexical corridor — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
English magazine is traced ultimately to Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), the plural of مَخْزَن, through Italian magazzino and French magasin. English > Etymology
Italian magazzino means storehouse or warehouse and is the source of French magasin in the displayed route. Italian > Etymology
Middle French magasin means warehouse, store or depot and transmits the Arabic-derived word into English. English > Etymology
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
magasin · Middle French
noun · Middle French
Reading: ma-ga-ZAN (French)
Warehouse, store or depot.. Warehouse, store or depot.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for magasin does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
Arabic–Mediterranean Europe–English lexical corridor — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
Italian magazzino means storehouse or warehouse and is the source of French magasin in the displayed route. Italian > Etymology
Middle French magasin means warehouse, store or depot and transmits the Arabic-derived word into English. English > Etymology
Middle English magasyne is the medieval English form preceding modern magazine. English > Etymology
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
magasyne · Middle English
noun · Middle English
Reading: MA-ga-syne (Middle English)
Warehouse or store; the medieval English form.. Warehouse or store; the medieval English form.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for magasyne does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
English lexical reference region (not origin) — Reference region for the English lexical stage; not a birthplace or borrowing point.
Middle French magasin means warehouse, store or depot and transmits the Arabic-derived word into English. English > Etymology
Middle English magasyne is the medieval English form preceding modern magazine. English > Etymology
English magazine is attested in the 1580s for a warehouse or military store, and the periodical sense appears with Gentleman’s Magazine in 1731. magazine(n.)
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine · English
noun · English
Reading: mag-a-ZEEN
A warehouse, military store or ammunition chamber.. A warehouse, military store or ammunition chamber.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for magazine does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
English lexical reference region (not origin) — Reference region for the English lexical stage; not a birthplace or borrowing point.
Middle English magasyne is the medieval English form preceding modern magazine. English > Etymology
CNRTL relates the periodical sense to a figurative “storehouse or collection of information” and the title Gentleman’s Magazine. MAGAZINE > Étymologie
English magazine is attested in the 1580s for a warehouse or military store, and the periodical sense appears with Gentleman’s Magazine in 1731. magazine(n.)
The English entry gives modern pronunciations including /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ and defines magazine as a periodical as well as a store or ammunition chamber. English > Pronunciation and Noun
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine · English
noun · English
Reading: mag-a-ZEEN
A periodical publication containing articles, images or other writings.. A periodical publication containing articles, images or other writings.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for magazine does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
English lexical reference region (not origin) — Reference region for the English lexical stage; not a birthplace or borrowing point.
CNRTL relates the periodical sense to a figurative “storehouse or collection of information” and the title Gentleman’s Magazine. MAGAZINE > Étymologie
English magazine is attested in the 1580s for a warehouse or military store, and the periodical sense appears with Gentleman’s Magazine in 1731. magazine(n.)
The English entry gives modern pronunciations including /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ and defines magazine as a periodical as well as a store or ammunition chamber. English > Pronunciation and Noun
magazine: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. etymology and historical sense sections
magazine → magazine: semantic-change, documented. The storage word extends metaphorically to a periodical as a storehouse of information. Storage and periodical senses: The dates belong to different English senses and do not date the Arabic or Romance route. magazine(n.)MAGAZINE > Étymologieetymology and historical sense sections