Munificent
/mjuːˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt/noun
Very generous in giving or giving lavishly.
Did you know?Munificent comes from Latin munificus, tied to munus, a word for a gift, service, or duty—so generosity and obligation were once spiritually and socially linked.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to exchange, give in return, or bind by obligation”
Latin
Latin
munus
“a gift, service, duty, or public obligation”
Latin
Latin
munificus
“generous, bountiful; literally 'gift-producing' or 'service-giving'”
Late Latin
Latin
munificentia
“generosity, liberality”
15th Century
English
munificent
“generous, lavish in giving”