Where does “Panamax” come from?

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

Panamax (English): Of a freight ship: conforming to the regulations...

Definitions

  1. Of a freight ship: conforming to the regulations...

Ancestry of “Panamax”, step by step

Panamax 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 Panama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPanamaA Panama hat
2SpanishPanamáPanama

Words derived from “Panamax”

Every word from Proto-Italic *magisVmos →