Where does “partymeister” come from?
partymeister (English) comes from English meister, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.
partymeister (English): One who hosts parties
Definitions
- One who hosts parties
Ancestry of “partymeister”, step by step
partymeister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English meister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | meister | A person of great skill or authority in a... |
| 2 | German | meister | master |
| 3 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 4 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 6 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via English Party
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Party | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract |
| 2 | Middle English | party | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | partie | — |
| 4 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 5 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 6 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 7 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |