majority的词源

英文词源

majority (n.)

1550s, "condition of being greater, superiority," from Middle French majorité (16c.), from Medieval Latin majoritatem (nominative majoritas) "majority," from Latin maior "greater" (see major (adj.)). Sense of "state of being of full age" is attested from 1560s; meaning "greater number or part" (of votes, etc.) first recorded 1690s. The majority "the dead" recorded from 1719.

中文词源

majority：大多数

来自major,主要的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义大多数等。

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majority：多数，大多数；成年

词根词缀： -magn- → maj大的 + -or形容词词尾 + -ity名词词尾