Etymograph

English

Majorism

From Major + -ism.

A compound of Major + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘great’

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs ‘greater’

Proto-Italic *majjōs

Latin maior ‘greater’

Middle English major

English Major

Today it means

noun The political and economic policies of the British Conservative prime minister Sir John Major.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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