| 【major】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "major," "maior," and "majus." It carries the basic meaning of "greater." from PIE *meg- "great" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "major"]
major ****[1958] You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.
majority ****[1994] a number that is greater than half of a total
mayor ***[3345] The mayor of a town or city is the person who has been elected to represent it for a fixed period of time or, in some places, to run its government.
[WORD ROOT]root major
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] major, mayor
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) major, maior, majus
[MEANING]root greater
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 major [from Latin maior] chief officer, magnate, superior person
- 【Latin】 Majus ⑴a Roman earth goddess; ⑵nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of major
- 【Latin】 maior [comparative of magnus] an elder, adult
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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major ★★★★[1958] adjective from major
【DEFINITION】 You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.
【ANTONYM】 minor
【ROOTs】 major; greater
【Etymology】 《Latin maior》 [comparative of magnus] an elder, adult
【First Known Meaning】 greater, more important or effective, leading, principal
【DERIVATIVEs】 major, majority, majorship
majority ★★★★[1994] noun from major
【DEFINITION】 ① a number that is greater than half of a total
② a number of votes that is more than half of the total number
③ the group or party that is the greater part of a large group
【pl.】 majorities
【ANTONYM】 minority, minority
【COMPOSITION】 major + ity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ major; greater ⑵ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin maior》 [comparative of magnus] an elder, adult
【DERIVATIVEs】 major, majority, majorship
mayor ★★★[3345] noun from mayor 〈 major
【DEFINITION】 The mayor of a town or city is the person who has been elected to represent it for a fixed period of time or, in some places, to run its government.
【ROOTs】 mayor(major); greater
【Etymology】 《Latin maior》 [comparative of magnus] an elder, adult
【First Known Meaning】 principal officer of a municipality, chief magistrate of a city or borough,
【DERIVATIVEs】 mayoral, mayorship, mayor
Other words containing "major"; majesty, majorship, majuscule, semimajor, supermajority
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
lyse, ly-, lysi-, lyt-
low
love
lot
loss
look
long
log-, logy-
loc-
live
