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Latin word *mas comes from Proto-Indo-European *-yōs (Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or "rather".), Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (Big, great.), Proto-Indo-European *méga-, Proto-Indo-European *maḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *meg-, English Carolus Magnus
*-yōs (Proto-Indo-European)
Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or "rather".
*méǵh₂s (Proto-Indo-European)
Big, great.
*méga- (Proto-Indo-European)
*maḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*meg- (Proto-Indo-European)
great
Carolus Magnus (English)
*m̥ǵh₂nós (Proto-Indo-European)
*m̥ǵh₂yós (Proto-Indo-European)
*mag-no- (Proto-Indo-European)
*méǵh₂yōs (Proto-Indo-European)
Bigger, greater.
*méǵh₂yōs (Proto-Indo-European)
Bigger, greater.
*magnos (Proto-Italic)
Great.
*magjōs (Proto-Italic)
maius (Latin)
magis (Latin)
Better. More. More greatly. Rather.
*mas (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) but. (Vulgar Latin) more. (Vulgar Latin) preceded by the definite article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs. (Vulgar Latin) used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs.