Etymology of the French word maire
the Old French word
mairederived 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 maire in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
mairie,
mairesseDerivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
mairalte, English
mayorUsage
Word found in Old French
