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Where does “magnum” come from?

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

magnum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of magnus; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of magnus; accusative...

Ancestry of “magnum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “magnum”

  • magnum
  • magna
  • magnum
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