Where does “magnifiek” come from?
magnifiek (Dutch) comes from French magnifique, from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
magnifiek (Dutch): magnificent
Definitions
- magnificent
Ancestry of “magnifiek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | magnifique | magnificent, splendid, superb |
| 2 | Latin | magnificus | great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;... |
| 3 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |