Where does “merinos” come from?

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

merinos (Spanish): plural of merino

Definitions

  1. plural of merino

Ancestry of “merinos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmerinomerino; a count who had jurisdiction over a...
2Latinmaiorinus—
3Latinmāiorancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders
4Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “merinos”

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