Etymology of the English word majuscule
the English word
majusculederived from the French word
majusculederived from the Latin word
maiusculus (somewhat greater; little older)
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 majuscule in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
French
majuscule, German
Majuskel, Norwegian
majuskel, Swedish
majuskelUsage
Word found in Modern English
