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Where does “Monsine” come from?

Monsine (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Mons, from Norwegian Magnus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Ancestry of “Monsine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianMonsMagnus
2NorwegianMagnus—
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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