Where does “mastering” come from?
Mastering comes from English master, derived from French masse, from Latin massa meaning "lump or mass," with the suffix -arius denoting an agent or one who practices something.
mastering (English): Becoming professional in the use of something;...
Definitions
- Becoming professional in the use of something;...
Ancestry of “mastering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | master | Someone who has control over something or... |
| 2 | Middle English | maister | master; lord; ruler |
| 3 | Old English | mægester | master |
| 4 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |