Where does “maître” come from?
maître (French) comes from Middle French maistre, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
maître (French): master; leader; primary school teacher
Definitions
- master; leader; primary school teacher
Ancestry of “maître”, step by step
Words derived from “maître”