Where does “majoor” come from?
majoor (Dutch) comes from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
majoor (Dutch): major, a rank above captain; in compounds,...
Definitions
- major, a rank above captain; in compounds,...
Ancestry of “majoor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mayor | comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative... |
| 2 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 3 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “majoor”