Where does “magistrate” come from?
magistrate (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans magistraat, from Dutch magistraat, from Latin magistratus, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
magistrate (Afrikaans): plural of magistraat
Definitions
- plural of magistraat
Ancestry of “magistrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | magistraat | magistrate |
| 2 | Dutch | magistraat | magistrate, judge or high executive state... |
| 3 | Latin | magistratus | a magistrate, official; a magisterial office,... |
| 4 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |