Where does “housemistress” come from?
housemistress (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.
housemistress (English): female housemaster
Ancestry of “housemistress”, step by step