Where does “Mallorcan” come from?
Mallorcan (English) comes from English Mallorca, from Spanish Mallorca, from Old Spanish Mayorca, from Latin Maiorica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
Mallorcan (English): Of, from, or relating to, Mallorca or its culture...
Definitions
- Of, from, or relating to, Mallorca or its culture...
Ancestry of “Mallorcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mallorca | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Mallorca | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | Mayorca | — |
| 4 | Latin | Maiorica | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |