Latin
maior
‘bigger, greater, superior’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin maior.
10 English words in this record descend from Latin maior, most familiar first.
- major
- majority ← maiorité ← maiōritātem ← maiōritās
- mayor ← maire ← maire
- merino ← maiōrīnus
- maggiore
- majorant ← majorer
- majorat ← majeur ← majeur
- majusculae ← maiusculus
- majoration ← maiōrātiō
- majorate ← maiōrātus
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Etymograph / Latin maior