Where does “choirmistress” come from?
choirmistress (English) comes from English Mistress, from Middle English maistresse, from Old French maistresse, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
choirmistress (English): A female choirmaster
Ancestry of “choirmistress”, step by step