Where does “magnificus” come from?

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

magnificus (Latin): great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;...

Definitions

  1. great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;...

Ancestry of “magnificus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “magnificus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →