Etymology

majesty

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Today it means: The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof. Full definition →

Middle English majeste ← Old French majesté ← Latin maiestātem
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majesty · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommaiestātem
  2. Old French · derived frommajesté
  3. Middle English · inherited frommajeste
  4. English todaymajesty

From Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (literally, "the quality of being greater”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”) See mega-.

Majesty · pronoun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*meǵh₂s“great”
  2. Latin · derived frommāiestās
  3. Old French · derived frommajesté
  4. Middle English · inherited frommaieste
  5. English todayMajesty

From an alternative capitalization of English majesty, from Middle English maieste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin māiestās, derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂s all →

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