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makhāzin
Arabic · medieval
"storehouses"
the plural of "makhzan", a storeroom
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Stage 2 of 4
magazzino
Italian · medieval
"warehouse"
adopted through Mediterranean trade with North Africa
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Stage 3 of 4
magasin
French · c. 1500s
"storehouse, shop"
kept the sense of a storehouse or shop
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Stage 4 of 4
magazine
English · c. 1730s
"a periodical publication"
extended metaphorically to a "storehouse" of information in print
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