Etymology of the English word magnanimous
the English word
magnanimousderived from the Latin word
magnanimus (brave, bold, noble in spirit)
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
animus (mind; intellect; soul)
derived from the Greek word
anemos, ἄνεμος (wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anə-Date
The earliest known usage of magnanimous in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
