majorate

majorate · verb¹

1. Latin · derived frommaior
2. Latin · borrowed frommaiōrātus
3. English todaymajorate

From Latin maiōrātus, past participle of maiōrō (“to augment”), derived from Latin maior. By surface analysis, major + -ate (verb-forming suffix). See major (adjective).

majorate · noun²

From major (noun) + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Words from the same roots