Where does “magnitūdō” come from?

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

magnitūdō (Latin): greatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent

Definitions

  1. greatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent

Ancestry of “magnitūdō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “magnitūdō”

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