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Magnificat
Magnificat comes from Latin magnificō ‘to magnify’, from magnificus ‘noble, august’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m̥ǵh₂nósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*magnos‘great’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnus‘great, large, big’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnificus‘noble, august’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnificōas magnificat‘to magnify’
- EnglishtodayMagnificat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*m̥ǵh₂nósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*magnos‘great’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnus‘great, large, big’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnificus‘noble, august’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagnificōas magnificat‘to magnify’
- EnglishtodayMagnificat
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’
major, master, mayor, maxim, mair, maggiore, mickle, muckle, mahila, 17 more
through Latin magnus ‘great, large, big’
Today it means
name The liturgical canticle of the Virgin Mary, sung in Christian churches; taken from her reported words upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s / Magnificat