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Where does “ultimusmaisteri” come from?

ultimusmaisteri (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.

ultimusmaisteri (Finnish): In a masters' promotion ceremony, the graduate...

Definitions

  1. In a masters' promotion ceremony, the graduate...

Ancestry of “ultimusmaisteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaisteriFormally, a degree earned in a Finnish university...
2Swedishmagister—
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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