Where does “polgármester” come from?
polgármester (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.
polgármester (Hungarian): mayor
Definitions
- mayor
Ancestry of “polgármester”, step by step
polgármester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian mester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mester | master |
| 2 | Italian | méster | — |
| 3 | German | meister | master |
| 4 | Middle High German | meister | master |
| 5 | Old High German | meistar | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |