英文词源
- magnate
- magnate: see magnitude
- magnate (n.)
- mid-15c., "great man, noble, man of wealth," from Late Latin magnates, plural of magnas "great person, nobleman," from Latin magnus "great, large, big" (of size), "abundant" (of quantity), "great, considerable" (of value), "strong, powerful" (of force); of persons, "elder, aged," also, figuratively, "great, mighty, grand, important," from PIE *mag-no-, from root *meg- "great" (cognates: Sanskrit maha-, mahat- "great;" Greek megas, fem. megale "great, large;" Gothic mikils, Old English micel "great, big, many;" see mickle).
中文词源
来自拉丁语magnus,伟大的，巨大的，富贵的，词源同major,master.引申词义伟人，贵族等，但现多含贬义。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：magnate 词源，magnate 含义。
词根词缀： -magn-大 + -ate名词词尾
