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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

  1. magistracy, magistrature

Ancestry of “magistrature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmagistratmagistrate; judge
2Latinmagistratusa magistrate, official; a magisterial office,...
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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