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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
MAJESTY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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MAJESTY,
grandeur, dignity. (F.,—L.) M.E. magestee,
Chaucer, C. T. 4320.—O.F. majestet, majeste, later majesté,
'majesty;' Cot.—Lat. maiestatem, acc. of maiestas, dignity, honour.—Lat.
māies-, put for mag-ias-, with suffix -tas significant of state or
condition. Here mag-ias = mag-yans- is from the base mag- of Lat.
mag-nus, great, with the addition of a comparative suffix; see Schleicher,
Compendium,
§ 232. The sense of
maiestas is the 'condition of being
greater,' hence, dignity. See Major,
Magnitude. Der. majest-ic, a coined word, Temp. iv. 118;
majest-ic-al, L. L. L. v. 2. 102; majest-ic-al-ly, 1 Hen. IV, ii. 4. 479.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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