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Where does “magni-” come from?

magni- (English) comes from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

magni- (English): large, big

Definitions

  1. large, big

Ancestry of “magni-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “magni-”

  • magnicaudate
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