Where does “magnificentness” come from?
magnificentness (English) comes from English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
magnificentness (English): magnificence
Definitions
- magnificence
Ancestry of “magnificentness”, step by step
magnificentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English magnificent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magnificent | Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance; Grand... |
| 2 | Middle French | magnificent | — |
| 3 | Latin | magnificentior | more noble, magnificent etc |
| 4 | Latin | magnificus | great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;... |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |