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Sceadu kirjoitti:
> "Magi" is the plural form of Latin "magus." It means magician or wise man.
Originally (long before there were any Romans to speak Latin,
I suppose) magi were members of priest class in Medes and
Persia/Iran. The Latin word originates from Greek (in which
Gospels were written) 'magoi', which originates from Old
Persian 'magu'.
Names Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar are first time found in
Latin translation 'Excerpta Latina Barbari' of Greek manuscript
from 6th century AD. English translation is available online,
and the names are in forms: Bithisarea, Melichior and Gathaspa.
http://www.attalus.org/translate/barbari.html
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