Where does “maġġuri” come from?

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

maġġuri (Maltese): main

Definitions

  1. main

Ancestry of “maġġuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaggiorebigger, greater; biggest, greatest; longer,...
2Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →