Etymology of the French word majesté
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of majesté in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
majestueuxDerivations in other languages
English
majestyCognates
Dutch
majesteit, English
majesty, German
Majestät, Italian
maestà, Italian
magestà, Latin
majestas, Norwegian
majestet, Spanish
magestad, Swedish
majestätUsage
Word found in Old French
