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English word majesty comes from Latin maior, Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s, French majesté, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) majesté (Majesty; majesticness.)

maior (Latin)

(medieval) a mayor: a leader of a city or town. Ancestors (in plural) Greater, larger.

*meǵh₂s (Proto-Indo-European)

majesté (French)

Majesty (greatness). Majesty (quality of being majestic). Majesty (title of a sovereign).

maiestatem (Latin)

majesté (Old French)

Majesty; majesticness.

mageste (Middle English)

majesty (English)

The quality of being impressive and great.

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