Where does “magnificence” come from?
magnificence (Middle English) comes from Old French magnificence, from Latin magnificentia, from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “magnificence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | magnificence | — |
| 2 | Latin | magnificentia | greatness, magnificence; nobleness, eminence;... |
| 3 | Latin | magnificus | great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;... |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |