Where does “Aframax” come from?

Aframax (English) comes from English Max, from English maximum, from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.

Aframax (English): Describes a size of freight ship, maximum Average...

Definitions

  1. Describes a size of freight ship, maximum Average...

Ancestry of “Aframax”, step by step

Aframax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Max

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMax
2EnglishmaximumThe highest limit; The greatest value of a set or...
3LatinMaximusthe greatest
4Proto-Italic*magisVmos

via English AFRA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAFRA
Every word from Proto-Italic *magisVmosEvery word from Latin MaximusEvery word from English maximum
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