măior

Moldavian

/məˈjor/

noun

Definitions

(regional) small hammer

Etymology

Suffix from Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan mai (more) inherited from Latin malleolus (little mallet, small hammer).

Origin

Latin

malleolus

Gloss

little mallet, small hammer

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

malleolus English
(mensis) Māius Latin
malleolus Latin
malleus Latin
maléolo Spanish, Castilian
amalló Galician
mai Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
mai ales Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
maglioru Sardinian

mai
mai ales