Where does “mesterkurzus” come from?

mesterkurzus (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.

mesterkurzus (Hungarian): master class a class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students look on

Definitions

  1. master class a class, typically in a performing art such as music or drama, in which a teacher listens to and critiques the performance of individual students, one at a time, while the other students look on

Ancestry of “mesterkurzus”, step by step

mesterkurzus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian mester

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

via Hungarian kurzus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankurzuscourse
2LatincursusThe act of running; race; Course, way, passage,...
3Latincurrōto run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros