Morpheme
Main
Type
free base
Denotation
strong, strength, chief, principal, primary
Etymology
Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, mæine, mæȝen, meyn; Old English mæġen and Old Norse megn
Evidence
main, mainboard, mainchain, maincrop, mained, mainframe, maining, mainland, mainline, mainly, mainmast, mainpin, mains, mainsail, mainshock, mainspace, mainspan, mainspring, mainstage, mainstay, mainstem, mainstream, maintopmast, mainyard, nonmain
Notes
“primary” notion developed from “strength” notion
