Where does “mestrado” come from?
mestrado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mestre, from Old Portuguese meestre, from Old Occitan maestre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isteros, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mestrado (Portuguese): master's degree
Ancestry of “mestrado”, step by step