Where does “Maxine” come from?
Maxine is an English feminine given name derived from Old French -ine, a diminutive suffix from Latin -inus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.
Ancestry of “Maxine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Max | — |
| 2 | English | maximum | The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or... |
| 3 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |