Where does “Mastrolorenzo” come from?
Mastrolorenzo (Italian) comes from Italian mastro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Ancestry of “Mastrolorenzo”, step by step
Mastrolorenzo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mastro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mastro | master; General form of address; Mister;... |
| 2 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Italian Lorenzo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Lorenzo | Lawrence |
| 2 | Latin | Laurentius | Laurence; Laurente |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |