Etymology

thaumaturge

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Today it means: A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician. Full definition →

Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus ← Ancient Greek θαυματουργός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθαυματουργός
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromthaumatūrgus
  3. English todaythaumaturge

From Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós), from θαύματο- (thaúmato-, “marvel”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker, maker”). Doublet of thaumaturgus.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinthaumatūrgus all →

thaumaturgus

Ancient Greekθαυματουργός all →

thaumaturgus

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.