Where does “maxime” come from?

maxime (Latin) comes from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.

maxime (Latin): chiefly, especially, mainly, particularly; most,...

Definitions

  1. chiefly, especially, mainly, particularly; most,...

Ancestry of “maxime”, step by step

maxime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Maximus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMaximusthe greatest
2Proto-Italic*magisVmos—

via Latin ē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinēScribal abbreviation of the diphthong ae

Words derived from “maxime”

Every word from Proto-Italic *magisVmos →Every word from Latin Maximus →