English
Mărișelu
Mărișelu comes from Romanian Mărișelu, and goes back to mare ‘big’.
- Romanianc. 1500–presentmare‘big’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentMărișelu
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Romanianc. 1500–presentmare‘big’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentMărișelu
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘great’
much, magistrate, mastery, maestro, meister, masterly, magisterium, 7 more
through Proto-Italic *majjōs
through Latin maior
Today it means
name A commune of Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Romanian mare / Mărișelu