melior

Meaning

comparative degree of bonus; better

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Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmɛ.li.ɔr]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *meljōs, from Proto-Indo-European *mélyōs, from *mel- (“strong, big”). Cognate with multus, Ancient Greek μάλα (mála), Latvian milns (“very much, a lot of”). Displaced bonior as the comparative of bonus.

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