Where does “Tambourmajor” come from?

Tambourmajor (German) comes from German Major, from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Tambourmajor (German): drum major

Definitions

  1. drum major

Ancestry of “Tambourmajor”, step by step

Tambourmajor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Major

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMajormajor
2Spanishmayorcomparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative...
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via German Tambour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTambourdrummer
2Frenchtambourdrum; tambour
3Arabicطُنْبُور—
4Persianدنب برهlamb's tail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →