Where does “maire” come from?

maire (French) comes from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

maire (French): mayor; male mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor; male mayor

Ancestry of “maire”, step by step

maire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Macer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
2Proto-Italicmakros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Old French maire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaireprimary; principal; most major; a senior public...
2Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “maire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →