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Latin word maximus comes from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (Big, great.)
Detailed word origin of
maximus
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Definition
*méǵh₂s
Proto-Indo-European
(ine-pro)
Big, great.
maximus
Latin
(lat)
Greatest, largest, most powerful. Oldest, eldest.
Words with the same origin as
maximus
Descendants of *méǵh₂s
ingens
magis
magnus
maior
maius
malo
maxime