Where does “maor” come from?
maor (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish máer, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
maor (Scottish Gaelic): officer; bailiff; factor
Ancestry of “maor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | máer | steward |
| 2 | Latin | māior | — |
| 3 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “maor”