English

Santa Mare

Santa Mare comes from Romanian Santa Mare, and goes back to mare ‘big’.

Romanianc. 1500–presentmare‘big’
Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentSanta Mare
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Romanianc. 1500–presentmare‘big’
Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentSanta Mare
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- ‘great’

much, magistrate, mastery, maestro, meister, masterly, magisterium, 7 more

through Proto-Italic *majjōs

majority, 5 more

through Latin maior

major, mayor, merino, maggiore, 6 more

Today it means

name A commune of Botoșani County, Romania.

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

Etymograph / Romanian mare / Santa Mare

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