Where does “Maecenas” come from?

Maecenas (English) comes from Middle French mecenas, from Latin Maecēnās — a Roman.

Maecenas (English): A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of...

Definitions

  1. A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of...

Ancestry of “Maecenas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmecenas—
2LatinMaecēnāsa Roman

Words derived from “Maecenas”

Every word from Latin Maecēnās →Every word from Middle French mecenas →