Where does “maggiore” come from?

maggiore (Italian) comes from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

maggiore (Italian): bigger, greater; biggest, greatest; longer,...

Definitions

  1. bigger, greater; biggest, greatest; longer,...

Ancestry of “maggiore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “maggiore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →