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Where does “major junior” come from?

major junior (English) comes from English Major, from Middle English major, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

major junior (English): pertaining to the top-level competition leagues...

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the top-level competition leagues...

Ancestry of “major junior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMajorTitle for an army officer with the rank of major
2Middle Englishmajor—
3Latinmāior—
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
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