Where does “Mistral” come from?
Mistral (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan maestral, from Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
Mistral (Occitan): mistral (wind)
Definitions
- mistral (wind)
Ancestry of “Mistral”, step by step
Mistral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Occitan maestral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | maestral | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | magistralis | Of or pertaining to a master, teacher or expert |
| 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 |
via Latin magistrālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | magistrālis | Of or pertaining to a master, teacher or expert |
| 2 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |