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Where does “magister” come from?

magister (Dutch) comes from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

Ancestry of “magister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
2Proto-Italicmagisteros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “magister”

  • magistergraad
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