Where does “mérinos” come from?

mérinos (French) comes from Spanish merino, from Latin maiorinus, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

mérinos (French): merino

Definitions

  1. merino

Ancestry of “mérinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmerinomerino; a count who had jurisdiction over a...
2Latinmaiorinus—
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “mérinos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →