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Where does “max” come from?

max (Swedish) comes from German Max, from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.

max (Swedish): max

Definitions

  1. max

Ancestry of “max”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMax—
2LatinMaximusthe greatest
3Proto-Italic*magisVmos—

Words derived from “max”

  • maxa
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