maj(or)– {greater}: force majeure, majesty, major, Majorca, majority, majuscule ●mayor ●comparative of magn– ●compare minor– ●See also Appendix C ||
L maior : greater; compar. of magnus : great
IE *meg(h)– : great, large
* Unattested, hypothesized
† Unknown origin
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