Where does “maiōrātus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “maiōrātus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaiōrō—
2Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “maiōrātus”

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