Where does “Mistral” come from?
Mistral (French) comes from Occitan Mistral, from Old Occitan maestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Ancestry of “Mistral”, step by step
Words derived from “Mistral”