Etymology of the Latin word maiestas
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)
Derivations in Latin
maiestaticusDerivations in other languages
French
majesté, French
majesty, Italian
maestà, Portuguese
majestade, Spanish
majestad, Spanish
mayestático
