bonus, -a, -um: good > melior [m/f], melius [n]: better
magnus, -a, -um: big
> māior [m/f], māius [n]: bigger
malus, -a, -um: bad > peior [m/f], peius [n]: worse
parvus, -a, -um: small > minor [m/f], minus [n]: smaller
All four exist in English as derivatives in:
[1] MAJORity and MINORity
[2] aMELIORate: not a common word, but it means to make
something better; in French améliorer: to improve / make better
[3] PEJORative (disparaging; belittling) from French
péjoratif < Late Latin: peiōrō, -āre, -āvī [1]: make worse < peior
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