Etymology of the English word major
the English word
majorderived from the Medieval Latin word
maior (ancestors; mayor)
derived from the Latin word
magnus (large; full, complete, utter; great; mighty; distinguished; large, great, big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
Date
The earliest known usage of major in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
majoor, French
major, German
Major, Icelandic
major, Lithuanian
majoras, Polish
major, Russian
майop, Swedish
majorUsage
Word found in Modern English
