Where does “főpolgármester” come from?
főpolgármester (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian polgármester, 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.
főpolgármester (Hungarian): mayor of a major city, Lord Mayor the title of the mayor of a major city
Definitions
- mayor of a major city, Lord Mayor the title of the mayor of a major city
Ancestry of “főpolgármester”, step by step
főpolgármester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian polgármester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | polgármester | mayor |
| 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 |