Where does “mestressa” come from?
mestressa (Catalan) comes from Catalan mestre, from Old Occitan maestre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mestressa (Catalan): female landowner, especially in the sense of...
Definitions
- female landowner, especially in the sense of...
Ancestry of “mestressa”, step by step
mestressa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan mestre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mestre | master; teacher |
| 2 | Old Occitan | maestre | master; Master; magister |
| 3 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Catalan essa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | essa | The name of the Latin-script letter S; ess |