Where does “maestria” come from?

maestria (Polish) comes from Italian maestria, from Italian maestro, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

maestria (Polish): mastery, skill

Definitions

  1. mastery, skill

Ancestry of “maestria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaestriaskill, mastery
2Italianmaestroteacher; master; mast
3Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
4Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s