magis
Latin
adv
Definitions
- more
- more greatly
- better
- rather
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *-is inherited from Proto-Italic *magis inherited from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂-is, *méǵh₂yōs.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*méǵh₂yōs
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Maius Latin
- ingens Latin
- magister Latin
- maximus Latin
- meōs Latin
- giammai Italian
- ma Italian
- mai Italian
- ormai Italian
- semmai Italian
- maie French
- mais French
- mes French
- mas Spanish, Castilian
- más Spanish, Castilian
- nomás Spanish, Castilian
- μέγας Ancient Greek
- μεγάλος Ancient Greek
- ἀγαυός Ancient Greek
- *-is Proto-Indo-European
- *magya Proto-Indo-European
- *meǵh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European
- *méǵh₂yos Proto-Indo-European
- *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Indo-European
- m̥ǵh₂-is Proto-Indo-European
- mais Portuguese
- mas Portuguese
- *mekuz Proto-Germanic
- *mekō Proto-Germanic
- *mikilaz Proto-Germanic
- mais Old French
- maistre Old French
- mes Old French
- mai Catalan, Valencian
- més Catalan, Valencian
- meirande Galician
- máis Galician
- մեծ Old Armenian
- mas Tagalog
- niwære Middle High German
- mais Old Portuguese
- mas Old Portuguese
- *magalos Proto-Celtic
- *magos Proto-Celtic
- *magyo- Proto-Celtic
- *mogont-s Proto-Celtic
- *maȷ́ʰás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *maȷ́ʰā́ Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ma Aromanian
- mai Occitan
- *magis Proto-Italic
- más Asturian
- ma Friulian
- mai Friulian
- masse Friulian
- mai Old Occitan
- mais Old Occitan
- mas Old Spanish
- mezin Northern Kurdish
- mui Dalmatian
- ma Ladino
- mâs Bourguignon
- ma Neapolitan
- ma Istriot
- mai Istriot
- *megalos Proto-Hellenic
- 𐬨𐬀𐬰 Avestan
- magester Old Latin
- ma Interlingua
- más Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
- *mākā Proto-Tocharian
- mais Fala
- 𐌌𐌀𐌉𐌔 Oscan