Where does “ard-vainshtyr” come from?
ard-vainshtyr (Manx) comes from Manx mainshtyr, from Old Irish magister, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
ard-vainshtyr (Manx): headmaster, principal
Definitions
- headmaster, principal
Ancestry of “ard-vainshtyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | mainshtyr | master, boss; skipper; ringmaster |
| 2 | Old Irish | magister | master, teacher |
| 3 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |