Where does “мериносовый” come from?
мериносовый (Russian) comes from Russian мерино́с, from Spanish merino, from Latin maiorinus, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
мериносовый (Russian): merino
Definitions
- merino
Ancestry of “мериносовый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мерино́с | merino, a sheep of a Spanish breed |
| 2 | Spanish | merino | merino; a count who had jurisdiction over a... |
| 3 | Latin | maiorinus | — |
| 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 |