Where does “drinkejestro” come from?
drinkejestro (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros — big, great.
drinkejestro (Esperanto): barkeep, tavernkeeper one who manages a drinking establishment
Definitions
- barkeep, tavernkeeper one who manages a drinking establishment
Ancestry of “drinkejestro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | -estro | shows the chief or boss of something |
| 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 |