majority

The story

1. Latin · derived frommaior“greater”
2. Latin · derived frommaiōritās
3. Medieval Latin · derived frommaiōritātem
4. Middle French · borrowed frommaiorité
5. English todaymajority

From Middle French maiorité, from Medieval Latin maiōritātem, accusative of Latin maiōritās, from Latin maior (“greater”). Morphologically major + -ity.

Words from the same roots