Where does “met tet” come from?
met tet (English) comes from Haitian Creole mèt tèt, from French Maître, from Middle French maistre, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
met tet (English): The loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular...
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- The loa with whom a Vodouisant has a particular...
Ancestry of “met tet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Haitian Creole | mèt tèt | — |
| 2 | French | Maître | a title given to lawyers and notaries public in... |
| 3 | Middle French | maistre | master |
| 4 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 5 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |