Where does “capomastro” come from?
capomastro (Italian) comes from Italian mastro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
capomastro (Italian): master builder
Ancestry of “capomastro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mastro | master; General form of address; Mister;... |
| 2 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |