Where does “magnaat” come from?

magnaat (Dutch) comes from Latin magnas, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

magnaat (Dutch): magnate, tycoon, mogul wealthy, powerful and influential person, especially in business

Definitions

  1. magnate, tycoon, mogul wealthy, powerful and influential person, especially in business

Ancestry of “magnaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnasa great man, important person, magnate;...
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin magnas →