Where does “Magnum” come from?

Magnum (German) comes from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Magnum (German): magnum

Definitions

  1. magnum

Ancestry of “Magnum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →
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