myEtymology.com: French etymology of majesty

Etymology of the French word majesty

the Old French word majesty

derived 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)

English majesty

Word found in Old French