maior
Latin
adj-comp
Definitions
- greater, larger
- older
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *magjōs inherited from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*méǵh₂yōs
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- major English
- mayor English
- majuri Finnish
- Maiorica Latin
- majestas Latin
- māior Latin
- māiōrem, māior, maior Latin
- Majestät German
- Majestätsbeleidigung German
- Major German
- Majorin German
- majestätisch German
- Meijer Dutch, Flemish
- majoor Dutch, Flemish
- maire French
- major French
- майор Russian
- Montemayor Spanish, Castilian
- mayor Spanish, Castilian
- mayoral Spanish, Castilian
- mayoreo Spanish, Castilian
- mayorista Spanish, Castilian
- mayormente Spanish, Castilian
- mayoría Spanish, Castilian
- *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Indo-European
- maior Portuguese
- generalmajor Swedish
- majestät Swedish
- major Swedish
- méara Irish
- maire Old French
- major Serbo-Croatian
- Mallorca Catalan, Valencian
- major Catalan, Valencian
- majoria Catalan, Valencian
- majorista Catalan, Valencian
- majorment Catalan, Valencian
- maire Norman
- major Estonian
- màger Occitan
- *magjōs Proto-Italic
- Mayorca Old Spanish
- mayor Papiamentu
- mayor Crimean Tatar
- *méďďōn Proto-Hellenic