Where does “magnate” come from?
magnate (Spanish) comes from Latin magnates, from Latin magnas, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
magnate (Spanish): magnate, tycoon
Definitions
- magnate, tycoon
Ancestry of “magnate”, step by step
magnate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin magnates
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | magnates | nominative plural of magnās; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | magnas | a great man, important person, magnate;... |
| 3 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Late Latin magnates
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | magnates | nominative plural of magnās; accusative plural of... |