Where does “kipsimestari” come from?

kipsimestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

kipsimestari (Finnish): orthopedic cast technician (who has completed a vocational degree on that subject)

Definitions

  1. orthopedic cast technician (who has completed a vocational degree on that subject)

Ancestry of “kipsimestari”, step by step

kipsimestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mestari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmestarimaster; expert; champion
2Old Swedishmæstare—
3Old Norsemeistari—
4Middle Low Germanmeister—
5Old Saxonmēstar—
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish kipsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipsigypsum; plaster of Paris; plaster cast
2Swedishgipsgypsum
3GermanGipsgypsum; Short for Gipsverband
4Middle High Germangips—
5Old High Germangips—
6Latingypsumgypsum; a plaster figure
7Ancient Greekγύψοςchalk; cement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros →Every word from Proto-Italic magisteros →