Where does “maustemeirami” come from?
maustemeirami (Finnish) comes from Finnish meirami, from Swedish mejram, from German Majoran, from Middle High German maiorān, from Old High German maiolan, from Latin maioranus, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
maustemeirami (Finnish): marjoram, Origanum majorana
Definitions
- marjoram, Origanum majorana
Ancestry of “maustemeirami”, step by step
maustemeirami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meirami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meirami | marjoram; origanum |
| 2 | Swedish | mejram | marjoram (herb) |
| 3 | German | Majoran | marjoram, Origanum majorana |
| 4 | Middle High German | maiorān | — |
| 5 | Old High German | maiolan | — |
| 6 | Latin | maioranus | ancestor; mayoral |
| 7 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 8 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
via Finnish mauste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mauste | flavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour,... |
| 2 | Finnish | maustaa | To season; To spice; To flavour/flavor |
| 3 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |