Where does “munificent” come from?
munificent (French) comes from French munificence, from Latin mūnificentia, from Latin munificens, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
munificent (French): munificent
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- munificent
Ancestry of “munificent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | munificence | generosity, 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 |