Where does “domestrino” come from?
domestrino (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto domestro, from Esperanto -estro, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.
domestrino (Esperanto): lady
Definitions
- lady
Ancestry of “domestrino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | domestro | head of household |
| 2 | Esperanto | -estro | shows the chief or boss of something |
| 3 | German | meister | master |
| 4 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 5 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |