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Where does “maistrance” come from?

maistrance (French) comes from French Maître, 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.

maistrance (French): The officers of a ship

Definitions

  1. The officers of a ship

Ancestry of “maistrance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMaîtrea title given to lawyers and notaries public in...
2Middle Frenchmaistremaster
3Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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