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==Etymology==
− It is, probably through Old French magnitude and directly, [[bor|la|magnitūdō|t=greatness, bulk, size]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from magnus, great,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) related to Greek mégas and Sanskrit mahā́nt-, great, and to English [[much]],^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) with the suffix -tūdō (see [[-tude]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is, probably through Old French magnitude and directly, [[bor|la|magnitūdō|t=greatness, bulk, size]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|magnus]], great,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) related to [[grc|μέγας|tr=mégas]] and [[sa|महा|tr=mahā]]́nt-, great, and to English [[much]],^(Hoad 1986)^(Barnhart 1988) with the suffix -tūdō (see [[-tude]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==