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Where does “magistratically” come from?

magistratically (English) comes from English magistratical, from English magistrate, from Latin magistratus, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

magistratically (English): In a magistratical manner

Definitions

  1. In a magistratical manner

Ancestry of “magistratically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmagistraticalOf, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a...
2EnglishmagistrateA judicial officer with limited authority to...
3Latinmagistratusa magistrate, official; a magisterial office,...
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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