Where does “Maximo” come from?
Maximo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish máximo, from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.
Ancestry of “Maximo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | máximo | maximum; greatest; utmost |
| 2 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |