## Etymology
From Middle French maxime, from Medieval Latin maxima (prōpositiō) ('greatest premise'), feminine of Latin maximus ('greatest'). A pithy statement of a general truth or rule of conduct.

## AI Etymology
Maxim comes from Middle French maxime, from Medieval Latin maxima (prōpositiō) ('greatest premise'), feminine of Latin maximus ('greatest'). A pithy statement of a general truth or rule of conduct. The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As a noun, it denotes "a short pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin maxima and Latin maximus. Related words include maximal, maximum.

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