Where does “max” come from?

max (Translingual) comes from English maximum, from Latin Maximus, from Proto-Italic *magisVmos.

Ancestry of “max”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaximumThe highest limit; The greatest value of a set or...
2LatinMaximusthe greatest
3Proto-Italic*magisVmos

Words derived from “max

Every word from Proto-Italic *magisVmosEvery word from Latin MaximusEvery word from English maximum