Etymology of the English word majesty
the English word
majestyderived from the Old French word
majestéderived 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)
derived from the Old French word
majestyderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of majesty in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
majesticCognates
Dutch
majesteit, French
majesté, German
Majestät, Italian
maestà, Italian
magestà, Latin
majestas, Norwegian
majestet, Spanish
magestad, Swedish
majestätUsage
Word found in Modern English
