magazine
The origin and history of magazine.
Etymology
From Middle French magasin ("warehouse, store"), from Italian magazzino, ultimately from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan ("storeroom"). The publication sense developed in the 1730s from the idea of a "storehouse" of information.
Class of 1730
magazine first entered the language around 1730. Other words from the same year:
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