Where does “magne” come from?

magne (Old French) comes from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

magne (Old French): strong; brave, great, magnificent

Definitions

  1. strong; brave, great, magnificent

Ancestry of “magne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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