Where does “māior” come from?

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

māior (Latin): ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders

Definitions

  1. ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders

Ancestry of “māior”, step by step

māior traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin magnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

via Proto-Indo-European maǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Proto-Italic *majjōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*majjōs—

Words derived from “māior”

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