Where does “maor-sìth” come from?
maor-sìth (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic maor, from Old Irish máer, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.
maor-sìth (Scottish Gaelic): constable, police officer
Definitions
- constable, police officer
Ancestry of “maor-sìth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | maor | officer; bailiff; factor |
| 2 | Old Irish | máer | steward |
| 3 | Latin | māior | — |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |