English word majesty comes from Latin maior, Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s, French majesté, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) majesté (Majesty; majesticness.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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maior | Latin (lat) | (medieval) a mayor: a leader of a city or town. Ancestors (in plural) Greater, larger. |
*meǵh₂s | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
majesté | French (fr) | Majesty (greatness). Majesty (quality of being majestic). Majesty (title of a sovereign). |
maiestatem | Latin (lat) | |
majesté | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Majesty; majesticness. |
mageste | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
majesty | English (en) | The quality of being impressive and great. |