Where does “major” come from?
major (French) comes from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
major (French): major, the upper rank of French non-commissioned...
Definitions
- major, the upper rank of French non-commissioned...
Ancestry of “major”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | māior | — |
| 2 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “major”