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Where does “Maia” come from?

Maia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Maia (Latin): nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative...

Ancestry of “Maia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαῖαmidwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame
2Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
3Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Maia”

  • May
  • mayfly
  • mayweed
  • mayfish
  • maybush
  • mid-May
  • Maius
  • maialis
  • maius
  • maialem
  • Maiusdeus
  • Maia
  • mayo
  • maialatura
  • maiala
  • maiale
  • первомайский
  • май
  • mais
  • mai
  • ouiménon
  • Mayo
  • maia
  • maio
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