Where does “masterdiploma” come from?
masterdiploma (Dutch) comes from Dutch master, from English Master, from English Mast, from French masse, from Old French mace, from Vulgar Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
masterdiploma (Dutch): master's degree
Definitions
- master's degree
Ancestry of “masterdiploma”, step by step
masterdiploma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch master
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | master | a master, boss, superior |
| 2 | English | Master | Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a form... |
| 3 | English | Mast | — |
| 4 | French | masse | a paste, a dough; large amount or quantity of... |
| 5 | Old French | mace | mace weapon |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 7 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch diploma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | diploma | diploma; deed, official document entitling one to... |
| 2 | Latin | dīplōma | letter of recommendation |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διπλόος | Double; double pot |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -πλόος | Forms an adjective indicating repetition or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |