Where does “merinos” come from?
merinos (English) comes from English merino, from Spanish merino, from Latin maiorinus, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
merinos (English): plural of merino
Ancestry of “merinos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | merino | A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair;... |
| 2 | Spanish | merino | merino; a count who had jurisdiction over a... |
| 3 | Latin | maiorinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | māior | — |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |