Where does “maestri” come from?
maestri (English) comes from Italian maestri, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
maestri (English): plural of maestro
Definitions
- plural of maestro
Ancestry of “maestri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maestri | plural of maestro |
| 2 | Italian | maestro | teacher; master; mast |
| 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 |