Where does “merino” come from?

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

merino (Spanish): merino; a count who had jurisdiction over a...

Definitions

  1. merino; a count who had jurisdiction over a...

Ancestry of “merino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaiorinus—
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 “merino”

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