Etymology of the English word maestoso
the English word
maestosoderived from the Italian word
maestosoderived from the Italian word
maestà derived from the Latin word
maiestas (grandeur, greatness; dignity; majesty, dignity)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
maior (ancestors; mayor)
derived from the Latin word
magnus (large; full, complete, utter; great; mighty; distinguished; large, great, big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
derived from the Latin word
majestasderived from the Medieval Latin word
maior (ancestors; mayor)
derived from the Latin word
magnus (large; full, complete, utter; great; mighty; distinguished; large, great, big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
Date
The earliest known usage of maestoso in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
