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Where does “maestru” come from?

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

maestru (Romanian): master; teacher; maestro, conductor

Definitions

  1. master; teacher; maestro, conductor

Ancestry of “maestru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmaestroteacher; master; mast
2Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
3Proto-Italicmagisteros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
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