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Where does “maor” come from?

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

maor (Irish): steward; bailiff, warden, keeper; supervisor,...

Definitions

  1. steward; bailiff, warden, keeper; supervisor,...

Ancestry of “maor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáersteward
2Latinmāior—
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “maor”

  • banmhaor
  • ardmhaor
  • mórmhaor
  • maorlathach
  • maorlathas
  • maorlathaí
  • maorsháirsint
  • fomhaor
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