magnificent

The story

1. Latin · derived frommagnificentior
2. Middle French · derived frommagnificent
3. Middle English · inherited frommagnificent
4. English todaymagnificent

From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficēns, a form of -ficiēns, the regular form, in compounds, of faciēns, a participle of facere (“to do”).