Where does “magnificent” come from?
magnificent (Middle French) comes from Latin magnificentior, from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
Ancestry of “magnificent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | magnificentior | more noble, magnificent etc |
| 2 | Latin | magnificus | great, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;... |
| 3 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |