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Where does “karmester” come from?

karmester (Hungarian) comes 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, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

karmester (Hungarian): conductor

Definitions

  1. conductor

Ancestry of “karmester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmestermaster
2Italianméster—
3Germanmeister
4Middle High Germanmeistermaster
5Old High Germanmeistar—
6Vulgar Latinmaester—
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisteros—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “karmester”

  • karmesterek
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