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Where does “orfejestro” come from?

orfejestro (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.

orfejestro (Esperanto): owner of an orphanage

Definitions

  1. owner of an orphanage

Ancestry of “orfejestro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-estroshows the chief or boss of something
2Germanmeister
3Middle High Germanmeistermaster
4Old High Germanmeistar—
5Vulgar Latinmaester—
6Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
7Proto-Italicmagisteros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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