Etymology of the English word maxim
the English word
maximderived from the French word
maximderived from the Medieval Latin word
maximderived from the Medieval Latin word
maximaderived from the Latin word
maximus (greatest, biggest, largest)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
Date
The earliest known usage of maxim in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
maxime, French
maxime, German
Maxime, Norwegian
maksime, Swedish
maximUsage
Word found in Modern English
