Where does “meestre” come from?

meestre (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan maestre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

meestre (Old Portuguese): master

Definitions

  1. master

Ancestry of “meestre”, step by step

meestre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan maestre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanmaestremaster; Master; magister
2Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
3Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Old Portuguese maestre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemaestre

Words derived from “meestre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros