Where does “mayoral” come from?

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

mayoral (French): Alternative spelling of maïoral

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of maïoral

Ancestry of “mayoral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaïoralmayoral
2Frenchmairemayor; male mayor
3LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
4Proto-Italicmakros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós →Every word from Proto-Italic makros →
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