Maxim

Morpheme

Maxim

Type

free base

Denotation

greatest, largest, biggest

Etymology

Latin maximus, superlative of magnus

Evidence

maxima, maximal, maximalism, maximalist, maximally, maximization, maximize, maximized, maximizer, maximizes, maximizing, maxims, maximum, submaximal, supermaximal

Notes

final <m> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Magn, Maje