Where does “maior” come from?
maior (Romanian) comes from Romanian mai, from Latin magis, from Dutch magisch, from Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία — to be able.
maior (Romanian): major
Definitions
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Ancestry of “maior”, step by step
maior traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian mai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mai | May; more; mallet, maul, sledgehammer, rammer,... |
| 2 | Latin | magis | more; more greatly; better |
| 3 | Dutch | magisch | magical, controlled or determined by supernatural... |
| 4 | Dutch | magie | magic, sorcery occult woo, black or white magic, etc.; hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena |
| 5 | French | magie | magic; A magical, surprising, fascinating feat;... |
| 6 | Middle French | magie | — |
| 7 | Latin | magīa | magic, sorcery |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαγεία | theology of the Magians |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μάγος | magician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,... |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via Latin malleolus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | malleolus | small hammer, mallet; fire-dart |
| 2 | Latin | malleus | hammer, mallet; a disease of animals; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-no- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Russian майо́р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | майо́р | major |
| 2 | German | Major | major |
| 3 | Spanish | mayor | comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative... |
| 4 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |