major
Catalan
adj
Definitions
- larger (superlative: el major / la major—largest)
- older (superlative: el major / la major—oldest)
- main, principal
- (music) major
Etymology
Inherited from Latin maior (greater, bigger, superior, larger, major).
Origin
Latin
maior
Gloss
greater, bigger, superior, larger, major
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Maiorica Latin
- maior Latin
- Majestät German
- Major German
- Meijer Dutch, Flemish
- major French
- майор Russian
- mayor Spanish, Castilian
- major Swedish
- maire Old French
- majoria Catalan, Valencian
- majorista Catalan, Valencian
- majorment Catalan, Valencian
- màger Occitan
- *magjōs Proto-Italic
- mayor Crimean Tatar