maioria

Portuguese

/ˌmaj.o.ˈɾi.a/, /mɐj.u.ˈɾi.ɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • majority more than half

Etymology

Affix from Portuguese maior (greater, bigger) inherited from Old Portuguese maior derived from Latin māior (principal, main, greater, elder, bigger, larger) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (knead, make, mix, work, great, press).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mag-

Gloss

knead, make, mix, work, great, press

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

働

Emoji

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