Where does “magnifique” come from?

magnifique (Norman) comes from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

magnifique (Norman): marvellous

Definitions

  1. marvellous

Ancestry of “magnifique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnificusgreat, noble, distinguished, eminent, august;...
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin magnificus →