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Where does “ard-vainshtyrys” come from?

ard-vainshtyrys (Manx) comes from Manx ard-vainshtyr, 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-vainshtyrys (Manx): headmastership

Definitions

  1. headmastership

Ancestry of “ard-vainshtyrys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxard-vainshtyrheadmaster, principal
2Manxmainshtyrmaster, boss; skipper; ringmaster
3Old Irishmagistermaster, teacher
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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