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Where does “maiestatico” come from?

maiestatico (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin maiestāticus, from Latin māiestās, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

maiestatico (Italian): regal, royal

Definitions

  1. regal, royal

Ancestry of “maiestatico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmaiestāticus—
2Latinmāiestās—
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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