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Where does “méara” come from?

méara (Irish) comes from Old French maire, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

méara (Irish): mayor; nominative plural of méar; dative plural...

Definitions

  1. mayor; nominative plural of méar; dative plural...

Ancestry of “méara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaireprimary; principal; most major; a senior public...
2Latinmāior—
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “méara”

  • Ardmhéara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →