Where does “maorlathaí” come from?

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

maorlathaí (Irish): bureaucrat

Definitions

  1. bureaucrat

Ancestry of “maorlathaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmaorsteward; bailiff, warden, keeper; supervisor,...
2Old Irishmáersteward
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →