Where does “majeste” come from?
majeste (Middle English) comes from Ottoman Turkish ماژهسته, from French majesté, from Latin māiestās, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
majeste (Middle English): Alternative form of mageste
Definitions
- Alternative form of mageste
Ancestry of “majeste”, step by step
majeste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish ماژهسته
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ماژهسته | — |
| 2 | French | majesté | majesty |
| 3 | Latin | māiestās | majesty, greatness, grandeur, prestige |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Old French majesté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | majesté | majesty; majesticness |