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

Definitions

  1. officer; bailiff; factor

Ancestry of “maor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáersteward
2Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
3Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “maor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →