Where does “munificence” come from?
Munificence comes from Middle French munificence, derived from Latin munificus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to make and measure.
munificence (English): The quality of being munificent; generosity;...
Definitions
- The quality of being munificent; generosity;...
Ancestry of “munificence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | munificence | — |
| 2 | Latin | mūnificentia | bountifulness, munificence, liberality, generosity, largesse |
| 3 | Latin | munificens | bountiful, liberal, benevolent, generous,... |
| 4 | Latin | facio | I do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | fakjō | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *θakjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰh₁k-yé-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |