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Where does “mestrar” come from?

mestrar (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.

mestrar (Portuguese): to play as the game master in a role-playing game

Definitions

  1. to play as the game master in a role-playing game

Ancestry of “mestrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemestremaster
2Old Portuguesemeestremaster
3Old Occitanmaestremaster; Master; magister
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisteros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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