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Where does “mestre” come from?

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

mestre (Old French): Alternative form of maistre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of maistre

Ancestry of “mestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
2Proto-Italicmagisteros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “mestre”

  • meistre
  • mestre
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