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Etymology of the Italian word maggiore

the Italian word maggiore
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)

Derivations in Italian

maggioranza, maggiorare, maggiorità, maggiorente, maggioria, maggiorenne

Cognates

French majeur



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