Where does “tam magnus” come from?

tam magnus (Latin) comes from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tam magnus (Latin): very big; size

Definitions

  1. very big; size

Ancestry of “tam magnus”, step by step

tam magnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintamso, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree
2Proto-Indo-Europeantéh₂m—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Latin magnus

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

Words derived from “tam magnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m →