Etymology of the French word majorer
the French word
majorerderived 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 majorer in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
majoration,
majorant,
majoréDerivations in other languages
Romanian
majora
