Where does “magnificência” come from?
magnificência (Portuguese) comes from Latin magnificentia, from Latin magnificus, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
magnificência (Portuguese): magnificence
Ancestry of “magnificência”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | magnificentia | greatness, magnificence; nobleness, eminence;... |
| 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 |