Where does “magister” come from?

magister (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

magister (Latin): teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...

Definitions

  1. teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...

Ancestry of “magister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “magister”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s →