Where does “őrmesterek” come from?
őrmesterek (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian őrmester, from Hungarian mester, from Italian méster, from German meister, from Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Vulgar Latin maester, from Latin magister — big, great.
Ancestry of “őrmesterek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | őrmester | sergeant |
| 2 | Hungarian | mester | master |
| 3 | Italian | méster | — |
| 4 | German | meister | master |
| 5 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 6 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 8 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |