Where does “major” come from?

major (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Major, from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

major (Serbo-Croatian): major rank

Definitions

  1. major rank

Ancestry of “major”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMajormajor
2Spanishmayorcomparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative...
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →Every word from Latin māior →