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Where does “magjōs” come from?

magjōs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂yós, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

magjōs (Proto-Italic): comparative degree of *magnos

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of *magnos

Ancestry of “magjōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanm̥ǵh₂yós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “magjōs”

  • major
  • majority
  • majesty
  • mayor
  • majestic
  • majestically
  • mayoral
  • Majorca
  • supermajority
  • semimajor
  • majestical
  • mayoress
  • Majorcan
  • nonmajor
  • majorly
  • maestoso
  • majuscule
  • majorette
  • mayorship
  • majoration
  • majorization
  • unmajestic
  • majorship
  • midmajor
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