Etymology

Magna Carta

Mag·na Car·ta

Today it means: A landmark document that sets out rights or important principles. Full definition →

Middle English Magna Carta ← Medieval Latin Magna Carta ← Latin magna
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommagna“great”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromMagna Carta
  3. Middle English · inherited fromMagna Carta
  4. English todayMagna Carta

From Late Middle English Magna Carta, borrowed from Medieval Latin Magna Carta, from Latin magna (“great”) + carta (“charter”).

Words from the same roots

Medieval LatinMagna Carta all →

Great Charter

Latinmagna all →

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