Where does “priimusmaisteri” come from?

priimusmaisteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish maisteri, from Swedish magister, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

priimusmaisteri (Finnish): The individual in a master's class who graduates...

Definitions

  1. The individual in a master's class who graduates...

Ancestry of “priimusmaisteri”, step by step

priimusmaisteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maisteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaisteriFormally, a degree earned in a Finnish university...
2Swedishmagistera (title for a) male teacher
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish priimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpriimusbest student, valedictorian, head of the class;...
2Latinprīmus
3Latinprīsmos
4Proto-Italicpriisemosforemost, first
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros