Where does “majestade” come from?

majestade (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese magestade, from Latin māiestās, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

majestade (Portuguese): majesty

Definitions

  1. majesty

Ancestry of “majestade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemagestade—
2Latinmāiestāsmajesty, greatness, grandeur, prestige
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māiestās →