Where does “mayor” come from?

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

mayor (Spanish): comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative...

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of grande: bigger; comparative...

Ancestry of “mayor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mayor”

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