Where does “semimajor” come from?
semimajor (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.
semimajor (English): Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long...
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- Of or pertaining to the semimajor axis, the long...
Ancestry of “semimajor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Major | Title for an army officer with the rank of major |
| 2 | Middle English | major | — |
| 3 | Latin | māior | — |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |