Where does “magistrature” come from?
magistrature (French) comes from French magistrat, from Latin magistratus, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
magistrature (French): magistracy, magistrature
Definitions
- magistracy, magistrature
Ancestry of “magistrature”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | magistrat | magistrate; judge |
| 2 | Latin | magistratus | a magistrate, official; a magisterial office,... |
| 3 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |