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1. Etymology of the Italian word maggio

the Italian word maggio
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)

Cognates

Dutch mei, Dutch mogen, English May, English may, French mai, German Mai, German mögen, Icelandic maí, Icelandic mega, Latin Maius, Polish maj, Provençal mai, Russian май, Spanish mayo, Swedish maj, Swedish mo

2. Etymology of the Italian word maggio

derived from the Italian word maggio

Derivations in Italian

maggiaiolo, maggino, maggiolata, maggiolino, maggiatico, maggengo, maggese, maggiociondolo



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