English
magniloquous
Magniloquous comes from Latin magniloquus ‘magniloquent, vaunting, boastful’, from magnus ‘great’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.
- 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagniloquus‘magniloquent, vaunting, boastful’
- Englishtodaymagniloquous
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmagniloquus‘magniloquent, vaunting, boastful’
- Englishtodaymagniloquous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’
major, master, mayor, maxim, mair, mickle, maggiore, muckle, mahila, 16 more
through Latin magnus ‘great’
Today it means
adj magniloquent
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s / magniloquous