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Where does “mistral” come from?

mistral (English) comes from French Mistral, from Occitan Mistral, from Old Occitan maestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

mistral (English): A strong cold north-west wind in southern France...

Definitions

  1. A strong cold north-west wind in southern France...

Ancestry of “mistral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMistral—
2OccitanMistral—
3Old Occitanmaestral—
4Late LatinmagistralisOf or pertaining to a master, teacher or expert
5Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
6Proto-Italicmagisteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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