Where does “maiestate” come from?

maiestate (Romanian) comes from Latin māiestās, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

maiestate (Romanian): majesty

Definitions

  1. majesty

Ancestry of “maiestate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāiestāsmajesty, greatness, grandeur, prestige
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 māiestās →