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Where does “thigh master” come from?

thigh master (English) comes from English master, from Middle English maister, from Old English mægester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

thigh master (English): A piece of exercise equipment used to tone the...

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  1. A piece of exercise equipment used to tone the...

Ancestry of “thigh master”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmasterSomeone who has control over something or...
2Middle Englishmaistermaster; lord; ruler
3Old Englishmægestermaster
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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