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Where does “-estro” come from?

-estro (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

-estro (Esperanto): shows the chief or boss of something

Definitions

  1. shows the chief or boss of something

Ancestry of “-estro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmeister
2Middle High Germanmeistermaster
3Old High Germanmeistar—
4Vulgar Latinmaester—
5Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
6Proto-Italicmagisteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “-estro”

  • urbestro
  • ekleziestro
  • ĉefurbestro
  • policestro
  • lernejestro
  • imperiestro
  • bandestro
  • domestro
  • ŝipestro
  • domestrino
  • ŝtatestro
  • orfejestro
  • urbestro
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