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

  1. plural of maestro

Ancestry of “maestri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaestriplural of maestro
2Italianmaestroteacher; master; mast
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros
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