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Where does “magistricide” come from?

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

magistricide (English): The killing of one's master or teacher; A person...

Definitions

  1. The killing of one's master or teacher; A person...

Ancestry of “magistricide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
2Proto-Italicmagisteros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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