Where does “ardmháistreás” come from?
ardmháistreás (Irish) comes from Irish ard, from Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic ardwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
ardmháistreás (Irish): headmistress
Definitions
- headmistress
Ancestry of “ardmháistreás”, step by step
ardmháistreás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish ard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ard | high, tall; loud; ambitious |
| 2 | Old Irish | ard | high; height |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ardwos | high |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰwós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Irish máistreás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | máistreás | mistress; wife, missus |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | maistresse | — |