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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.