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Where does “magnifice” come from?

magnifice (Latin) comes from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

magnifice (Latin): superbly; splendidly; vocative masculine singular...

Definitions

  1. superbly; splendidly; vocative masculine singular...

Ancestry of “magnifice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ē—
2Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
3Latincalceusshoe
4Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
5Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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