Etymology

mayoral

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Today it means: Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor). Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English mayor ← Middle English maire
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mayoral · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Indo-European*méǵyōs
  3. Proto-Italic*majjōs
  4. Latinmaior
  5. Old Frenchmaire
  6. Middle Englishmaire
  7. Englishmayor
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todaymayoral

From mayor + -al.

mayoral · noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed frommayoral
  2. English todaymayoral

From Spanish mayoral.

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