Etymology of the English word majority
the English word
majorityderived from the French word
majoritéderived from the Medieval Latin word
maioritas (majority; greater size, rank)
derived 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 majority in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
majoritarian,
supermajorityCognates
French
majorité, German
Majorität, Norwegian
majorität, Provençal
majoritat, Swedish
majoritetUsage
Word found in Modern English
