Where does “maire” come from?

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

maire (Norman): mayor

Definitions

  1. mayor

Ancestry of “maire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaireprimary; principal; most major; a senior public...
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 →