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Where does “maximum” come from?

Maximum comes from Latin maximum, the neuter superlative form of magnus meaning "great."

maximum (English): The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or...

Definitions

  1. The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or...

Ancestry of “maximum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMaximusthe greatest
2Proto-Italic*magisVmos—

Words derived from “maximum”

  • maximal
  • max
  • maxima
  • maximally
  • submaximal
  • maxi
  • maximalist
  • supermax
  • maximality
  • maximalism
  • supramaximal
  • infomax
  • supermaximum
  • nonmaximal
  • Suezmax
  • submaximally
  • bimaximal
  • maximalize
  • maxheap
  • supramaximally
  • maximumly
  • maximon
  • premaximality
  • premaximal
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