Ma etymology

Italian

Italian word ma 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

Etymology of ma

Detailed word origin of ma

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*-yōs Proto-Indo-European (ine) Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or "rather".
*méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European (ine) Big, great.
*méga- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*maḱ- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*meg- Proto-Indo-European (ine) great
Carolus Magnus English (en)
*m̥ǵh₂nós Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*m̥ǵh₂yós Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*mag-no- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*méǵh₂yōs‎ Proto-Indo-European (ine) Bigger, greater.
*méǵh₂yōs Proto-Indo-European (ine) Bigger, greater.
*magnos Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Great.
*magjōs Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
maius Latin (lat)
magis Latin (lat) Better. More. More greatly. Rather.
ma Italian (it) But (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question.. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis.

Words with the same origin as ma

Descendants of *-yōs

mai