Where does “mestiero” come from?
mestiero (Ido) comes from Esperanto metio, from French métier, from Old French mestier, from Vulgar Latin misterium, from Latin ministerium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mestiero (Ido): occupation, trade
Definitions
- occupation, trade
Ancestry of “mestiero”, step by step
mestiero traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto metio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | metio | craft, trade |
| 2 | French | métier | job, profession, trade; skill; machine, device,... |
| 3 | Old French | mestier | job; occupation; employment |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | misterium | — |
| 5 | Latin | ministerium | ministry; employment, ministration; service |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Italian mestiere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mestiere | trade, craft, job, occupation, profession, work;... |
| 2 | Italian | mistiere | — |
| 3 | Italian | ministerie | — |
via German Metier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Metier | métier, profession |