Etymology of the English word magnate
the English word
magnatederived from the Late Latin word
magnatesderived from the Late Latin word
magnas (great man; important person; magnate)
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 Late Latin word
magnatioderived 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 magnate in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
magnaat, French
magnat, German
Magnat, Norwegian
magnat, Swedish
magnatUsage
Word found in Modern English
