Where does “mestrejar” come from?
mestrejar (Occitan) comes from Occitan mèstre, from Old Occitan maestre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mestrejar (Occitan): to master, to dominate
Definitions
- to master, to dominate
Ancestry of “mestrejar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | mèstre | master; mainsail |
| 2 | Old Occitan | maestre | master; Master; magister |
| 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 |