major.
major (military rank)
Meaning & usage
major (military rank)
A term of address for someone
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Spanish mayorder. Middle French major French majorbor. Portuguese major Borrowed from French major. Doublet of maior and mor.
brown-chested martin (Progne tapera)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Spanish mayorder. Middle French major French majorbor. Portuguese major Borrowed from French major. Doublet of maior and mor.
major
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maior Spanish mayorder. Middle French major French majorbor. Portuguese major Borrowed from French major. Doublet of maior and mor.
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