Where does “magnitude” come from?

Magnitude derives from Latin magnus meaning "great," from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- and ultimately méǵh₂s, both relating to size or greatness.

magnitude (English): The absolute or relative size, extent or...

Definitions

  1. The absolute or relative size, extent or...

Ancestry of “magnitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnitūdōgreatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “magnitude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin magnitūdō →