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
Ancestry of “maorlathaí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | maor | steward; bailiff, warden, keeper; supervisor,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | máer | steward |
| 3 | Latin | māior | — |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |