Etymograph

English

supermajor

From super- + major.

A compound of super- + major

Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘great’

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs ‘greater’

Proto-Italic *majjōs

Latin maior ‘greater’

Middle English major

English major

Today it means

adj Very major; of great significance or importance.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supermajor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / supermajor