Where does “mayorless” come from?
mayorless (English) comes from English mayor, from English Meyer, from Dutch Meijer, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
mayorless (English): Without a mayor
Definitions
- Without a mayor
Ancestry of “mayorless”, step by step
mayorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mayor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mayor | The leader of a city, or a municipality,... |
| 2 | English | Meyer | an alternative form of Meir |
| 3 | Dutch | Meijer | — |
| 4 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |